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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Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Louisiana ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tensas Parish | $34,500 | $806 | $80,300 |
| 2 | Claiborne Parish | $35,500 | $827 | $82,400 |
| 3 | East Carroll Parish | $36,500 | $857 | $87,400 |
| 4 | Catahoula Parish | $37,000 | $861 | $88,000 |
| 5 | Madison Parish | $37,500 | $875 | $90,600 |
| 6 | Bienville Parish | $38,500 | $904 | $93,600 |
| 7 | West Carroll Parish | $39,500 | $923 | $97,600 |
| 8 | Concordia Parish | $41,500 | $973 | $102,400 |
| 9 | Winn Parish | $41,500 | $968 | $102,600 |
| 10 | Caldwell Parish | $42,500 | $993 | $106,000 |
| 11 | Red River Parish | $42,500 | $992 | $103,200 |
| 12 | Webster Parish | $42,500 | $995 | $105,600 |
| 13 | Jackson Parish | $43,000 | $1,004 | $107,400 |
| 14 | St. Helena Parish | $43,000 | $1,005 | $106,400 |
| 15 | Allen Parish | $43,500 | $1,015 | $110,800 |
| 16 | Morehouse Parish | $44,000 | $1,022 | $108,700 |
| 17 | Evangeline Parish | $46,000 | $1,078 | $118,500 |
| 18 | Franklin Parish | $46,000 | $1,074 | $117,200 |
| 19 | Union Parish | $46,000 | $1,069 | $115,400 |
| 20 | Avoyelles Parish | $46,500 | $1,083 | $120,200 |
| 21 | Richland Parish | $48,500 | $1,129 | $124,500 |
| 22 | St. Mary Parish | $49,500 | $1,160 | $128,000 |
| 23 | Sabine Parish | $50,000 | $1,168 | $129,400 |
| 24 | LaSalle Parish | $52,500 | $1,229 | $137,200 |
| 25 | Washington Parish | $53,000 | $1,237 | $139,400 |
| 26 | Grant Parish | $53,500 | $1,244 | $135,900 |
| 27 | Assumption Parish | $54,000 | $1,259 | $141,200 |
| 28 | St. Landry Parish | $54,000 | $1,256 | $142,900 |
| 29 | Jefferson Davis Parish | $54,500 | $1,269 | $145,000 |
| 30 | Acadia Parish | $55,000 | $1,285 | $146,900 |
| 31 | Vernon Parish | $55,500 | $1,289 | $143,500 |
| 32 | De Soto Parish | $56,500 | $1,313 | $150,700 |
| 33 | St. Martin Parish | $57,000 | $1,327 | $151,000 |
| 34 | Iberia Parish | $58,000 | $1,357 | $156,000 |
| 35 | Vermilion Parish | $59,000 | $1,382 | $159,700 |
| 36 | Beauregard Parish | $60,500 | $1,415 | $164,500 |
| 37 | Natchitoches Parish | $61,000 | $1,424 | $163,000 |
| 38 | Pointe Coupee Parish | $63,500 | $1,480 | $174,500 |
| 39 | Iberville Parish | $64,500 | $1,506 | $177,100 |
| 40 | Caddo Parish | $66,000 | $1,539 | $175,900 |
| 41 | Rapides Parish | $66,500 | $1,557 | $179,100 |
| 42 | Cameron Parish | $67,000 | $1,568 | $183,300 |
| 43 | St. John the Baptist Parish | $67,500 | $1,574 | $184,000 |
| 44 | Ouachita Parish | $68,000 | $1,583 | $183,000 |
| 45 | Terrebonne Parish | $69,000 | $1,612 | $189,100 |
| 46 | Lafourche Parish | $70,000 | $1,632 | $190,800 |
| 47 | St. Bernard Parish | $70,500 | $1,643 | $192,100 |
| 48 | Lincoln Parish | $71,500 | $1,666 | $195,500 |
| 49 | St. James Parish | $72,500 | $1,688 | $197,800 |
| 50 | Tangipahoa Parish | $74,000 | $1,722 | $204,600 |
| 51 | East Feliciana Parish | $74,500 | $1,738 | $213,700 |
| 52 | Calcasieu Parish | $75,000 | $1,752 | $208,500 |
| 53 | Bossier Parish | $78,500 | $1,836 | $215,100 |
| 54 | Livingston Parish | $78,500 | $1,837 | $218,900 |
| 55 | West Baton Rouge Parish | $81,500 | $1,907 | $225,900 |
| 56 | Lafayette Parish | $84,000 | $1,964 | $234,200 |
| 57 | Jefferson Parish | $86,500 | $2,023 | $243,500 |
| 58 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $87,000 | $2,035 | $241,800 |
| 59 | St. Charles Parish | $91,500 | $2,133 | $256,800 |
| 60 | West Feliciana Parish | $93,000 | $2,167 | $263,200 |
| 61 | Ascension Parish | $93,500 | $2,187 | $265,300 |
| 62 | Plaquemines Parish | $96,500 | $2,248 | $275,800 |
| 63 | St. Tammany Parish | $98,000 | $2,284 | $272,200 |
| 64 | Orleans Parish | $106,500 | $2,486 | $296,400 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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