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Louisiana.

49th most expensive state. Typical home $213,867 (+2.1% in a year), estimated payment $1,179 a month. As of Sep 2026.

What it costs per month · Louisiana $1,123/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$411 (+58%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $4,375 +2%
$209,492$213,867 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $2,546 +1%
$211,321$213,867 since Sep 2021
10 years
Up $31,446 +17%
$182,421$213,867 since Sep 2016

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.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Louisiana $1,123 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Louisiana$1,123
  • United States$1,922

Typical home values in Louisiana rose 2.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

Buying the typical Louisiana home now takes 23% of the median household income ($60,756/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.

Share of median income needed to buy

Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.

15% 20% 25% 30% 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Louisiana 22.17% United States 28.57%
15% 20% 25% 30% 2014 2020 2026
  • Louisiana22.17%
  • United States28.57%

Louisiana home values

Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Louisiana $213,867 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • Louisiana$213,867
  • United States$366,157

Metros in Louisiana

Metros Counties Cities

Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.

# Metro Rent 1-yr Δ Home value 1-yr Δ
1 New Orleans $1,577 +1.7% $257,067 +1.6%
2 Baton Rouge $1,366 +2.5% $246,247 +2.7%
3 Ruston $1,156 +6.9% $224,801 +2.5%
4 Hammond $1,315 +3.2% $221,759 +1.0%
5 DeRidder $1,144 — $204,144 -5.8%
6 Lake Charles $1,358 +18.9% $201,631 +2.3%
7 Lafayette $1,385 +1.3% $200,358 +2.8%
8 Shreveport $1,282 +6.0% $183,475 +3.8%
9 Houma $1,302 +5.8% $180,980 -2.5%
10 Natchitoches — — $178,527 +2.3%
11 Alexandria $1,029 +3.1% $171,699 +4.0%
12 Monroe $1,180 +8.0% $166,928 +3.3%
13 Fort Polk South $1,123 +3.7% $166,142 +3.8%
14 Bogalusa — — $140,051 +6.9%
15 Opelousas $858 — $135,024 +0.8%
16 Morgan City $988 — $125,435 +3.4%
17 Natchez — — $112,510 -2.9%
18 Minden — — — —
19 Jennings — — — —

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