Louisiana · Home Values · 2024
Louisiana home prices 2024 — median, average and county breakdown
According to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2020–2024), the median home value in Louisiana is $216,500. Across the 64 counties measured, home values range from $77,300 in St. Helena, LA to $315,700 in Orleans, LA.
Louisiana median home value, 2024
Most expensive counties in Louisiana
| County | Median home value |
|---|---|
| Orleans, LA | $315,700 |
| St. Tammany, LA | $284,000 |
| Plaquemines, LA | $282,900 |
| Ascension, LA | $279,600 |
| St. Charles, LA | $263,700 |
Most affordable counties in Louisiana
| County | Median home value |
|---|---|
| St. Helena, LA | $77,300 |
| Claiborne, LA | $82,100 |
| Tensas, LA | $86,300 |
| Caldwell, LA | $93,300 |
| West Carroll, LA | $94,400 |
Average vs median home price — what's the difference?
The figure $216,500 is the median home value reported by the US Census Bureau — the middle value when every owner-occupied home in Louisiana is sorted by price. Median is the standard measure used in housing reporting because it is not skewed by a small number of very expensive properties. The "average" home price searched for online almost always refers to this median value; true arithmetic averages tend to be 10–30% higher than the median in markets with high-end outliers, but the Census does not publish that figure.
For Louisiana specifically, the Census also reports a median monthly rent of $1,064 and a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×. Both are sourced from the same 2020–2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates release.
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The figures above are static snapshots. The full county-level breakdown — including rent burden, price-to-income ratio, owner cost burden, and population change — is available on the interactive map.
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