Carencro, Louisiana.
Typical home $219,531 (+2.3% in a year), asking rent $1,521 . Lafayette, LA metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$431 (+60%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $5,001 +2%
- $214,530$219,531 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $9,584 +5%
- $209,947$219,531 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Carencro$1,152
- Louisiana$1,123
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 78 years.
Typical home values in Carencro, LA rose 2.3% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Carencro, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Carencro is a city of 9,272 people in Lafayette Parish. 66% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 34% are rented. Unemployment in Lafayette Parish was 3.2% in August 2026, and the county had 1.4% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then restaurants and hotels.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Carencro is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, and its people are younger than in much of the country. Most homes are lived in by their owners, and typical home values sit at a moderate level. Poverty is more common here than across much of the country, and few adults hold a four-year degree.
Work. Many residents work in schools, hospitals and social care, in restaurants, hotels and entertainment, in shops, and in the building trades. Walmart, FedEx and Brookshire Grocery Company are among the largest workplaces in Carencro. Unemployment across Lafayette Parish is low and slightly lower than a year ago, and the parish has added a few more jobs. Commutes are on the long side, and some residents work from home.
Things to do. Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium is a stadium a short drive away, and Cypress Lake is a lake a short drive away. The Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum is a museum, also a short drive away. For a longer outing, the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area a longer drive away. Winters are mild, summers are hot, snow is rare, and rain is plentiful through the year.
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- 4,443households
- 16%of adults have a degree
- 24%below the poverty line
- 30 mintypical commute
- 15%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Lafayette Parish had 139,145 jobs in 2025, 1.4% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 62° and lows near 41°; warmest in August, with highs near 92° and lows near 73°. About 65 inches of rain a year, and little or no snow.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Lafayette weather station, 7 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Carencro
- WalmartWarehouse clubs and supercenters411
- FedExCourier and express delivery services235
- Brookshire Grocery CompanySupermarkets and other grocery retailers141
- Southland Truck GroupAutomobile dealers, new only or new and used75
- Compass Group47
- Southeastern Freight LinesTrucking43
- Conterra LafayetteInternet service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications30
- CarencroMail and parcel delivery25
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 8 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,007 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- HurricanesVery high
- LightningVery high
- Cold wavesVery high
- Inland floodingRelatively high
- Ice stormsRelatively moderate
- Heat wavesRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Carencro’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively high. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Lafayette Parish and the Lafayette, LA metro.
Carencro home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Carencro$219,531
- Louisiana$213,867
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 3 Carencro listings — the market is roughly in balance.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Carencro33.63%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Carencro79
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Carencro17
Zip codes with a Carencro address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Carencro — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.