Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Louisiana
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
Louisiana ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orleans Parish | $108,000 | $2,520 | $296,400 |
| 2 | St. Tammany Parish | $99,000 | $2,314 | $272,200 |
| 3 | Plaquemines Parish | $97,500 | $2,278 | $275,800 |
| 4 | Ascension Parish | $95,000 | $2,216 | $265,300 |
| 5 | West Feliciana Parish | $94,000 | $2,196 | $263,200 |
| 6 | St. Charles Parish | $92,500 | $2,160 | $256,800 |
| 7 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $88,500 | $2,060 | $241,800 |
| 8 | Jefferson Parish | $88,000 | $2,049 | $243,500 |
| 9 | Lafayette Parish | $85,000 | $1,988 | $234,200 |
| 10 | West Baton Rouge Parish | $82,500 | $1,930 | $225,900 |
| 11 | Bossier Parish | $79,500 | $1,858 | $215,100 |
| 12 | Livingston Parish | $79,500 | $1,859 | $218,900 |
| 13 | Calcasieu Parish | $76,000 | $1,773 | $208,500 |
| 14 | East Feliciana Parish | $75,500 | $1,760 | $213,700 |
| 15 | Tangipahoa Parish | $74,500 | $1,742 | $204,600 |
| 16 | St. James Parish | $73,000 | $1,707 | $197,800 |
| 17 | Lincoln Parish | $72,000 | $1,685 | $195,500 |
| 18 | St. Bernard Parish | $71,000 | $1,661 | $192,100 |
| 19 | Lafourche Parish | $70,500 | $1,650 | $190,800 |
| 20 | Terrebonne Parish | $70,000 | $1,630 | $189,100 |
| 21 | Ouachita Parish | $68,500 | $1,600 | $183,000 |
| 22 | Cameron Parish | $68,000 | $1,585 | $183,300 |
| 23 | St. John the Baptist Parish | $68,000 | $1,592 | $184,000 |
| 24 | Rapides Parish | $67,500 | $1,573 | $179,100 |
| 25 | Caddo Parish | $66,500 | $1,555 | $175,900 |
| 26 | Iberville Parish | $65,000 | $1,522 | $177,100 |
| 27 | Pointe Coupee Parish | $64,000 | $1,496 | $174,500 |
| 28 | Beauregard Parish | $61,500 | $1,430 | $164,500 |
| 29 | Natchitoches Parish | $61,500 | $1,438 | $163,000 |
| 30 | Vermilion Parish | $60,000 | $1,396 | $159,700 |
| 31 | Iberia Parish | $58,500 | $1,370 | $156,000 |
| 32 | St. Martin Parish | $57,500 | $1,340 | $151,000 |
| 33 | De Soto Parish | $57,000 | $1,326 | $150,700 |
| 34 | Acadia Parish | $55,500 | $1,297 | $146,900 |
| 35 | Vernon Parish | $55,500 | $1,301 | $143,500 |
| 36 | Jefferson Davis Parish | $55,000 | $1,281 | $145,000 |
| 37 | Assumption Parish | $54,500 | $1,271 | $141,200 |
| 38 | St. Landry Parish | $54,500 | $1,267 | $142,900 |
| 39 | Grant Parish | $54,000 | $1,254 | $135,900 |
| 40 | Washington Parish | $53,500 | $1,248 | $139,400 |
| 41 | LaSalle Parish | $53,000 | $1,240 | $137,200 |
| 42 | Sabine Parish | $50,500 | $1,178 | $129,400 |
| 43 | St. Mary Parish | $50,000 | $1,169 | $128,000 |
| 44 | Richland Parish | $49,000 | $1,138 | $124,500 |
| 45 | Avoyelles Parish | $47,000 | $1,092 | $120,200 |
| 46 | Evangeline Parish | $46,500 | $1,086 | $118,500 |
| 47 | Franklin Parish | $46,500 | $1,082 | $117,200 |
| 48 | Union Parish | $46,000 | $1,076 | $115,400 |
| 49 | Allen Parish | $44,000 | $1,021 | $110,800 |
| 50 | Morehouse Parish | $44,000 | $1,029 | $108,700 |
| 51 | Jackson Parish | $43,500 | $1,010 | $107,400 |
| 52 | St. Helena Parish | $43,500 | $1,011 | $106,400 |
| 53 | Caldwell Parish | $43,000 | $999 | $106,000 |
| 54 | Webster Parish | $43,000 | $1,001 | $105,600 |
| 55 | Red River Parish | $42,500 | $997 | $103,200 |
| 56 | Concordia Parish | $42,000 | $978 | $102,400 |
| 57 | Winn Parish | $41,500 | $974 | $102,600 |
| 58 | West Carroll Parish | $40,000 | $928 | $97,600 |
| 59 | Bienville Parish | $39,000 | $908 | $93,600 |
| 60 | Madison Parish | $37,500 | $879 | $90,600 |
| 61 | Catahoula Parish | $37,000 | $865 | $88,000 |
| 62 | East Carroll Parish | $37,000 | $860 | $87,400 |
| 63 | Claiborne Parish | $35,500 | $829 | $82,400 |
| 64 | Tensas Parish | $34,500 | $808 | $80,300 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Louisiana