Louisiana housing market: home prices by city and forecast
Louisiana home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index put the typical home in Louisiana at $213,867 in September 2026, up +2.1% from one year before.
- Typical value of a home
- $213,867September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +2.1%US +1.2%
- Change over 10 years
- +17.2%US +77.4%
- Multiple since the year 2000
- ×1.94US ×2.99
- Home value relative to income
- 3.5. The median income is $60,986.
Ranking the 50 states and DC from highest to lowest, typical home value is 49th, the 12-month change is 26th, growth since 2000 is 47th of 47, and price to income is 45th.
Louisiana home prices since 2000
A typical home in Louisiana rose from $110,235 in January 2000 to $213,867. The July 2022 high was $225,032, leaving the current value −5.0% under the peak.
| Decade | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | $112,100 | $118,167 | $123,706 | $128,294 | $134,522 | $142,321 | $156,114 | $163,919 | $165,446 | $164,304 |
| 2010s | $163,851 | $159,618 | $159,500 | $163,930 | $167,748 | $176,404 | $182,468 | $181,628 | $184,211 | $190,273 |
| 2020s | $199,621 | $209,863 | $221,335 | $216,540 | $211,793 | $210,847 |
Louisiana home prices since 1975: the FHFA index
With FHFA's repeat-sales index set at 1975 = 100, Louisiana recorded 691 in 2025. During Q2 2026, the measure was +2.9% higher than one year earlier.
Reported by owners in the Census of Housing: Louisiana $1,414 in 1940 and $85,000 in 2000.
| Census year | Louisiana median value | US median value |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | $1,414 | $2,938 |
| 1950 | $5,141 | $7,354 |
| 1960 | $10,700 | $11,900 |
| 1970 | $14,600 | $17,000 |
| 1980 | $43,000 | $47,200 |
| 1990 | $58,500 | $79,100 |
| 2000 | $85,000 | $119,600 |
No inflation adjustment applies to these values. Census of Housing tables
Home prices in Louisiana by city
4 cities have pages here, largest first:
| City | Typical value of a home | Change over 12 months | Multiple since the year 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | $241,895 | −1.5% | ×2.07 |
| Baton Rouge | $228,438 | +2.1% | |
| Shreveport | $145,457 | +4.4% | |
| Lafayette | $224,537 | +1.9% | |
| Metairie | $318,581 | +5.4% | |
| Lake Charles | $206,813 | +2.1% | |
| Monroe | $154,730 | +2.9% | |
| Denham Springs | $255,090 | +3.6% | |
| Slidell | $222,881 | −3.1% | |
| Houma | $186,767 | −3.9% | |
| Bossier City | $227,848 | +1.4% | |
| Kenner | $259,864 | +2.0% | |
| Covington | $322,831 | +1.6% | |
| New Iberia | $151,226 | +3.0% | |
| Gretna | $235,014 | +0.7% |
Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.
Louisiana price outlook: forecasts by metro
Zillow's forecasts over 12 months, published September 2026 for 4 Louisiana metro areas, range between −1.0% and +2.5%:
| Metro | Next 3 months | Next 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA | −0.6% | −1.0% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| Shreveport, LA | +0.7% | +2.5% |
| Lafayette, LA | 0% | +0.9% |
This is Zillow's estimate, not investment advice.
Louisiana cost of living
For Louisiana, the overall price level is 88.2 (US 100): other services 95.7, utilities 71.5, goods 93.7, and housing 63.1 (BEA). Household income has a median of $60,986, and gross rent a median of $1,064 a month (Census ACS 2024). Owner-occupied homes make up 68%, and the median year built is 1983.
For all states: living costs by state; for city pages: New Orleans, Baton Rouge.
How to read this chart
The first chart's peak, reached in July 2022, is $225,032. Values are shown in dollars. Prices in Louisiana reached 6.9 times their 1975 level; the Louisiana line on the index chart ends at 691. Inflation adjustment applies to neither.