Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Louisiana
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
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Louisiana ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tensas Parish | $35,000 | $819 | $80,300 |
| 2 | Claiborne Parish | $36,000 | $840 | $82,400 |
| 3 | Catahoula Parish | $37,500 | $877 | $88,000 |
| 4 | East Carroll Parish | $37,500 | $872 | $87,400 |
| 5 | Madison Parish | $38,000 | $891 | $90,600 |
| 6 | Bienville Parish | $39,500 | $920 | $93,600 |
| 7 | West Carroll Parish | $40,500 | $941 | $97,600 |
| 8 | Concordia Parish | $42,500 | $991 | $102,400 |
| 9 | Winn Parish | $42,500 | $987 | $102,600 |
| 10 | Caldwell Parish | $43,500 | $1,013 | $106,000 |
| 11 | Red River Parish | $43,500 | $1,011 | $103,200 |
| 12 | Webster Parish | $43,500 | $1,015 | $105,600 |
| 13 | Jackson Parish | $44,000 | $1,024 | $107,400 |
| 14 | St. Helena Parish | $44,000 | $1,025 | $106,400 |
| 15 | Allen Parish | $44,500 | $1,036 | $110,800 |
| 16 | Morehouse Parish | $44,500 | $1,043 | $108,700 |
| 17 | Evangeline Parish | $47,000 | $1,101 | $118,500 |
| 18 | Franklin Parish | $47,000 | $1,097 | $117,200 |
| 19 | Union Parish | $47,000 | $1,091 | $115,400 |
| 20 | Avoyelles Parish | $47,500 | $1,107 | $120,200 |
| 21 | Richland Parish | $49,500 | $1,154 | $124,500 |
| 22 | Sabine Parish | $51,000 | $1,194 | $129,400 |
| 23 | St. Mary Parish | $51,000 | $1,186 | $128,000 |
| 24 | LaSalle Parish | $54,000 | $1,257 | $137,200 |
| 25 | Washington Parish | $54,000 | $1,265 | $139,400 |
| 26 | Grant Parish | $54,500 | $1,272 | $135,900 |
| 27 | Assumption Parish | $55,000 | $1,288 | $141,200 |
| 28 | St. Landry Parish | $55,000 | $1,285 | $142,900 |
| 29 | Jefferson Davis Parish | $55,500 | $1,299 | $145,000 |
| 30 | Acadia Parish | $56,500 | $1,316 | $146,900 |
| 31 | Vernon Parish | $56,500 | $1,319 | $143,500 |
| 32 | De Soto Parish | $57,500 | $1,345 | $150,700 |
| 33 | St. Martin Parish | $58,000 | $1,359 | $151,000 |
| 34 | Iberia Parish | $59,500 | $1,390 | $156,000 |
| 35 | Vermilion Parish | $60,500 | $1,415 | $159,700 |
| 36 | Beauregard Parish | $62,000 | $1,450 | $164,500 |
| 37 | Natchitoches Parish | $62,500 | $1,458 | $163,000 |
| 38 | Pointe Coupee Parish | $65,000 | $1,518 | $174,500 |
| 39 | Iberville Parish | $66,000 | $1,544 | $177,100 |
| 40 | Caddo Parish | $67,500 | $1,577 | $175,900 |
| 41 | Rapides Parish | $68,500 | $1,595 | $179,100 |
| 42 | Cameron Parish | $69,000 | $1,608 | $183,300 |
| 43 | St. John the Baptist Parish | $69,000 | $1,614 | $184,000 |
| 44 | Ouachita Parish | $69,500 | $1,623 | $183,000 |
| 45 | Terrebonne Parish | $71,000 | $1,653 | $189,100 |
| 46 | Lafourche Parish | $71,500 | $1,673 | $190,800 |
| 47 | St. Bernard Parish | $72,000 | $1,685 | $192,100 |
| 48 | Lincoln Parish | $73,500 | $1,709 | $195,500 |
| 49 | St. James Parish | $74,000 | $1,731 | $197,800 |
| 50 | Tangipahoa Parish | $75,500 | $1,767 | $204,600 |
| 51 | East Feliciana Parish | $76,500 | $1,786 | $213,700 |
| 52 | Calcasieu Parish | $77,000 | $1,799 | $208,500 |
| 53 | Bossier Parish | $80,500 | $1,884 | $215,100 |
| 54 | Livingston Parish | $81,000 | $1,886 | $218,900 |
| 55 | West Baton Rouge Parish | $84,000 | $1,958 | $225,900 |
| 56 | Lafayette Parish | $86,500 | $2,017 | $234,200 |
| 57 | Jefferson Parish | $89,000 | $2,078 | $243,500 |
| 58 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $89,500 | $2,090 | $241,800 |
| 59 | St. Charles Parish | $94,000 | $2,191 | $256,800 |
| 60 | West Feliciana Parish | $95,500 | $2,228 | $263,200 |
| 61 | Ascension Parish | $96,500 | $2,248 | $265,300 |
| 62 | Plaquemines Parish | $99,000 | $2,311 | $275,800 |
| 63 | St. Tammany Parish | $100,500 | $2,346 | $272,200 |
| 64 | Orleans Parish | $109,500 | $2,555 | $296,400 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.24%. 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.
Nationwide
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Louisiana