Louisiana housing market
Typical home value
$214K
▲ 2.1% 1 yr
5-year change
+1%
U.S. +20%
Median city rent
$1,404/mo
27 cities
Unemployment rate
4.0%
Median household income
$61K
2025
Key takeaways
- 1The typical home in Louisiana is worth $213,867, up 2.1% in a year and up 1% over five years. That's the #49 most expensive of 51.
- 2Across 27 cities with rent data, median typical rent is $1,404/mo, roughly a 7.9% gross yield on the typical home.
- 3Median household income was $60,670 in 2025, so the typical home costs 3.5× income.
- 4Unemployment is 4.0% (−0.2 pts in a year).
Home values
Source: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI and market activity data).
Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Quarterly, all-transactions index.
Louisiana metro areas
New Orleans, LA
$257K home$1,577 rent7.4% yield
▲ 1.6% 1 yr
Baton Rouge, LA
$246K home$1,366 rent6.7% yield
▲ 2.7% 1 yr
Lafayette, LA
$200K home$1,385 rent8.3% yield
▲ 2.8% 1 yr
Shreveport, LA
$183K home$1,282 rent8.4% yield
▲ 3.8% 1 yr
Lake Charles, LA
$202K home$1,358 rent8.1% yield
▲ 2.3% 1 yr
Houma, LA
$181K home$1,302 rent8.6% yield
▼ 2.5% 1 yr
Monroe, LA
$167K home$1,180 rent8.5% yield
▲ 3.3% 1 yr
Alexandria, LA
$172K home$1,029 rent7.2% yield
▲ 4.0% 1 yr
Hammond, LA
$222K home$1,315 rent7.1% yield
▲ 1.0% 1 yr
Fort Polk South, LA
$166K home$1,123 rent8.1% yield
▲ 3.8% 1 yr
Ruston, LA
$225K home$1,156 rent6.2% yield
▲ 2.5% 1 yr
Louisiana cities
27 cities, largest first. Click a column to sort.
27 cities
| Baton Rouge | $228K | ▲ 2.1% | $1,301 | ▲ 2.5% | 6.8% |
| New Orleans | $242K | ▼ 1.5% | $1,633 | ▲ 2.1% | 8.1% |
| Shreveport | $145K | ▲ 4.4% | $1,149 | ▲ 5.7% | 9.5% |
| Lafayette | $225K | ▲ 1.9% | $1,329 | ▲ 0.5% | 7.1% |
| Metairie | $319K | ▲ 5.4% | $1,459 | ▲ 0.9% | 5.5% |
| Lake Charles | $207K | ▲ 2.1% | $1,329 | ▲ 18.9% | 7.7% |
| Monroe | $155K | ▲ 2.9% | $1,216 | ▲ 8.5% | 9.4% |
| Denham Springs | $255K | ▲ 3.6% | $1,564 | ▲ 4.8% | 7.4% |
| Slidell | $223K | ▼ 3.1% | $1,489 | ▲ 1.5% | 8.0% |
| Houma | $187K | ▼ 3.9% | $1,336 | ▲ 5.7% | 8.6% |
| Bossier City | $228K | ▲ 1.4% | $1,538 | ▲ 7.1% | 8.1% |
| Kenner | $260K | ▲ 2.0% | $1,595 | ▼ 2.8% | 7.4% |
| Covington | $323K | ▲ 1.6% | $1,528 | ▲ 1.5% | 5.7% |
| Gretna | $235K | ▲ 0.7% | $1,567 | ▲ 2.3% | 8.0% |
| West Monroe | $202K | ▲ 2.9% | $1,219 | ▲ 12.1% | 7.3% |
| Alexandria | $144K | ▲ 3.0% | $1,148 | ▲ 2.1% | 9.6% |
| Marrero | $221K | ▲ 3.3% | $1,678 | ▼ 5.0% | 9.1% |
| Hammond | $221K | ▲ 0.2% | $1,279 | ▲ 4.0% | 6.9% |
| Mandeville | $364K | ▲ 1.0% | $1,617 | ▲ 3.9% | 5.3% |
| Prairieville | $340K | ▲ 2.1% | $2,074 | ▲ 3.3% | 7.3% |
| Thibodaux | $225K | ■ 0.0% | $1,226 | ▲ 6.9% | 6.5% |
| Harvey | $228K | ▲ 6.3% | $1,288 | ▲ 5.5% | 6.8% |
| Sulphur | $203K | ▲ 2.9% | $1,287 | ▲ 11.7% | 7.6% |
| Ruston | $230K | ▲ 2.3% | $1,198 | ▲ 7.1% | 6.3% |
| Ponchatoula | $247K | ▲ 1.8% | $1,675 | ▲ 0.8% | 8.1% |
| Zachary | $266K | ▲ 1.2% | $1,690 | ▲ 0.8% | 7.6% |
| Chalmette | $215K | ▲ 3.0% | $1,404 | ▲ 4.5% | 7.8% |
Data refreshed Oct 26, 2026.