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

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St. Tammany Parish · New Orleans-Metairie · population 28,440

First-time buyers
Slidell, LA
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39
Cooling
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Slidell stands

Home values down 3.8% in the last year.

Median home $222,587
1-year -3.8%
5-yr CAGR +0.6%
vs 5-yr peak -12.4%
Population -0.3%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2022-08$223k$163k$196k$230k$264k201620182020202220242026

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
15/100
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
62/100
Workable for remote workers
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
$1,518/mo$1,153$1,381$1,609202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent103124100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 12.2
Buy

At a 12.2 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Slidell on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 12.2 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

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Home YoY
31 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
39 · w22%
Distance from peak
38 · w18%
Population growth
41 · w16%
Rent YoY
54 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
43 · w10%
Long thesis

Slidell has held up across the cycle: home values at $222,587 with +0.6% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Slidell'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 Slidell

Slidell is a city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, with an estimated population of 28,440. It anchors the New Orleans-Metairie metro area. The median home value in Slidell is $222,587 as of 2026-04, down 3.8% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +0.6% annual growth, and the market currently sits about 12% below its 5-year peak. Rents in Slidell average $1,518 per month, roughly flat year-over-year (+1.4%). The composite momentum score is 39 of 100 (Cooling). Buyers may find more room to negotiate; sellers should price realistically.

▲ Bull case

○The data is the data: Slidell has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 1-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Cooling: -3.8% over the trailing year — momentum has stalled.
●12% off recent peak — buyers are getting through-the-cycle pricing, not the peak.

About Slidell (Wikipedia)

Slidell is a city on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 28,781 at the 2020 census, making it the sixteenth-most populous city in Louisiana. It is part of the New Orleans−Metairie−Kenner metropolitan statistical area.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

You have leverage. Negotiate price, ask for closing-cost credits, and don't waive inspection. Walk-away power is real in a Cooling market — use it.

Seller

Price aggressively (at or below recent sold comps) or be prepared to wait. Concessions — rate buydowns, closing costs, repair credits — are how deals close right now.

Investor

Cap rates are more attractive than they were 12 months ago but the appreciation tailwind is gone. Confirm tenant demand, vacancy rates, and exit liquidity before committing capital.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for St. Tammany Parish right now.

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

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Run the numbers for Slidell

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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

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

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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