Louisiana cities — momentum scores, home values & rankings

All states·Louisiana

79 Louisiana cities tracked. Sorted by composite momentum score (home prices, rent, population).

What to know if you’re moving here

Across 56 tracked Louisiana cities, the median home is $192,926 — very affordable by US standards, with prices roughly flat year-over-year. Expect hot summers and mild winters at the state level. Main natural-disaster exposure: hurricane and flood. Median household income runs near $57,800. Best understood as a slower, value-tier market — fine for buyers who don’t need price appreciation.

79
Cities tracked
$219,684
Median home (state)
12
Rising / Hot
39
Cooling / Declining

Addis

pop 7,538
74
Rising$244,035 · +4.9%

Elmwood

pop 5,649
73
Rising$434,261 · +9.6%

Gonzales

pop 13,837
72
Rising$286,342 · +2.0%

St. Gabriel

pop 6,857
70
Rising$270,299 · +3.4%

Broussard

pop 15,312
69
Rising$282,832 · +3.9%

Denham Springs

pop 9,321
66
Rising$256,962 · +3.5%

Prairieville

pop 33,197
66
Rising$333,923 · +1.2%

Youngsville

pop 19,038
64
Rising$277,128 · +2.0%

Bossier City

pop 63,218
63
Rising$228,525 · +0.5%

Walker

pop 6,402
63
Rising$255,218 · +2.9%

Destrehan

pop 11,340
63
Rising$298,753 · +2.1%

Carencro

pop 12,883
62
Rising$220,089 · +2.4%

Ruston

pop 22,330
61
Stable$226,101 · +0.6%

Zachary

pop 20,370
59
Stable$267,896 · -0.2%

Scott

pop 9,468
59
Stable$220,010 · +1.4%

Breaux Bridge

pop 7,582
59
Stable$185,532 · +3.4%

Rayne

pop 6,983
58
Stable$170,867 · +4.0%

St. Martinville

pop 5,229
58
Stable$153,011 · +3.7%

River Ridge

pop 13,591
58
Stable$360,275 · +11.7%

Marrero

pop 32,382
57
Stable$232,447 · +8.8%

Hammond

pop 23,426
56
Stable$223,238 · +0.8%

Mandeville

pop 12,973
55
Stable$362,892 · +0.2%

West Monroe

pop 12,476
55
Stable$199,474 · -0.6%

Plaquemine

pop 5,985
55
Stable$168,422 · -0.3%

Baton Rouge

pop 220,907
54
Stable$231,011 · -0.3%

Monroe

pop 46,622
54
Stable$153,147 · -1.4%

Ponchatoula

pop 7,735
54
Stable$247,846 · +1.7%

Metairie

pop 143,507
54
Stable$329,687 · +9.6%

Harvey

pop 22,236
54
Stable$236,113 · +13.5%

Lafayette

pop 122,280
53
Stable$225,222 · +1.7%

Covington

pop 11,686
53
Stable$322,261 · -0.1%

Luling

pop 13,716
52
Stable$288,129 · +2.3%

Pineville

pop 13,966
51
Stable$192,926 · -0.4%

Harahan

pop 8,819
51
Stable$318,749 · +7.9%

Lake Charles

pop 81,157
49
Stable$204,081 · +4.1%

Alexandria

pop 43,133
49
Stable$142,254 · +0.3%

Baker

pop 12,147
49
Stable$181,865 · -1.9%

Lacombe

pop 8,657
49
Stable$220,627 · +0.3%

Shreveport

pop 176,578
48
Stable$146,463 · -1.2%

Sulphur

pop 20,572
48
Stable$198,632 · +3.4%

Belle Chasse

pop 10,579
47
Cooling$352,020 · +0.4%

St. Rose

pop 7,504
47
Cooling$228,585 · -1.1%

Gray

pop 5,518
47
Cooling$231,234 · -0.5%

Gretna

pop 17,185
46
Cooling$246,439 · +6.8%

Thibodaux

pop 15,569
45
Cooling$230,089 · +0.1%

Chalmette

pop 21,562
44
Cooling$211,123 · -1.2%

Meraux

pop 6,804
44
Cooling$236,194 · -2.6%

Schriever

pop 6,711
44
Cooling$219,684 · -1.2%

Leesville

pop 5,339
41
Cooling$159,682 · -5.1%

Westwego

pop 8,231
40
Cooling$186,880 · +2.1%

Reserve

pop 8,541
40
Cooling$158,864 · -0.2%

Slidell

pop 28,440
39
Cooling$222,587 · -3.8%

DeRidder

pop 9,508
39
Cooling$177,974 · -2.7%

Natchitoches

pop 17,165
38
Cooling$185,527 · +0.1%

Kenner

pop 64,650
37
Cooling$271,402 · +7.2%

Donaldsonville

pop 6,945
37
Cooling$169,659 · -8.0%

Eden Isle

pop 7,782
37
Cooling$333,845 · -3.9%

Raceland

pop 9,768
36
Cooling$179,637 · +0.7%

Abbeville

pop 10,902
35
Cooling$135,346 · -1.9%

Violet

pop 5,758
34
Cooling$166,267 · -2.5%

New Iberia

pop 26,849
33
Cooling$148,904 · -0.3%

Jennings

pop 9,280
32
Declining$137,219 · -3.9%

Larose

pop 6,763
32
Declining$149,014 · +2.2%

New Orleans

pop 362,701
31
Declining$245,988 · -2.7%

Houma

pop 31,671
31
Declining$185,145 · -7.6%

Patterson

pop 5,614
30
Declining$139,348 · -9.7%

Eunice

pop 9,044
29
Declining$111,239 · -6.1%

Galliano

pop 7,100
27
Declining$107,702 · +2.8%

Jefferson

pop 10,633
26
Declining$259,354 · -3.6%

Bastrop

pop 8,922
25
Declining$88,854 · -4.2%

Oakdale

pop 6,490
25
Declining$91,704 · -8.3%

Crowley

pop 11,216
24
Declining$119,661 · -3.2%

Morgan City

pop 10,813
24
Declining$124,505 · -11.7%

Bogalusa

pop 10,367
24
Declining$83,451 · -2.1%

Cut Off

pop 5,533
23
Declining$137,457 · -0.8%

Ville Platte

pop 6,148
22
Declining$104,239 · -13.0%

Opelousas

pop 15,176
18
Declining$127,115 · -7.9%

Minden

pop 11,195
18
Declining$136,603 · -8.3%

Franklin

pop 6,284
15
Declining$92,222 · -10.4%

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Tools for Louisiana

Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Cost of living & climate

Cost-of-living index
90.5 (US=100)
Below Us Avg. Source: MERIC Q4 2024 composite (housing, groceries, utilities, transport, healthcare, misc).
Climate

Subtropical. Hot humid summers, mild winters. Hurricane exposure is the dominant climate risk; coastal flooding is increasing.

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