Marrero, LA — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

Jefferson Parish · New Orleans-Metairie · population 32,382

First-time buyersSmall-town feel
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57
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Marrero stands

Home values up 8.8% in the last year.

Median home $232,447
1-year +8.8%
5-yr CAGR +0.2%
vs 5-yr peak -6.6%

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-08$232k$165k$196k$228k$259k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
82/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,665/mo$0$929$1,85720242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent1041088010020242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 11.6
Buy

At a 11.6 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Marrero on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 11.6 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
88 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
36 · w22%
Distance from peak
55 · w18%
Rent YoY
54 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
45 · w10%
Long thesis

Marrero has held up across the cycle: home values at $232,447 with +0.2% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Marrero's bear case is the boring one: the cycle is real and any market that's run hard can stall. Watch for slowing population growth, rising days-on-market, or builder discounts as the early warning signals.

About Marrero

Marrero is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, with an estimated population of 32,382. It anchors the New Orleans-Metairie metro area. The median home value in Marrero is $232,447 as of 2026-04, up 8.8% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +0.2% annual growth (-6.6% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Marrero average $1,665 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+1.4%). The composite momentum score is 57 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

Bull case

Trend still working: prices up 8.8% in the last 12 months — buyers are still chasing inventory.
Affordable AND rising: median home $232,447 with positive recent direction — rare combination most of the country can’t offer.

Bear case

Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Jefferson Parish right now.

Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Jefferson Parish routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.

Cities like Marrero

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

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
61° / 43°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
91° / 74°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
217
~59% of year
Annual precip
60″ rain
0″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very high
Tornado
Moderate
Wildfire
Very low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

Major professional teams the New Orleans-Metairie area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.

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Local economy & environment

Humidity
75%
Very humid climate
Median household income
$57,800
Louisiana state median
Top industries (state-level)
Oil & GasTourismShipping/Petrochemicals

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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