Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Louisiana
Price-to-rent is the median home value divided by a year of median gross rent, so a ratio of 12 means the house costs about twelve years of rent. Low ratios are where buying is cheapest against the local alternative. It is the one comparison on this site that assumes nothing about mortgage rates, down payment or how long you stay, which is why it travels well between counties. Both figures are Census five-year estimates for the same period, and rent here includes the utilities a tenant pays.
Louisiana ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carroll Parish | 9.5 yrs | $87,400 | $767 |
| 2 | Catahoula Parish | 10.1 yrs | $88,000 | $724 |
| 3 | Tensas Parish | 10.9 yrs | $80,300 | $613 |
| 4 | Concordia Parish | 11.0 yrs | $102,400 | $774 |
| 5 | St. Helena Parish | 11.1 yrs | $106,400 | $802 |
| 6 | Claiborne Parish | 11.1 yrs | $82,400 | $619 |
| 7 | Webster Parish | 11.3 yrs | $105,600 | $777 |
| 8 | Morehouse Parish | 11.4 yrs | $108,700 | $795 |
| 9 | Vernon Parish | 11.5 yrs | $143,500 | $1,038 |
| 10 | Caldwell Parish | 11.7 yrs | $106,000 | $756 |
| 11 | West Carroll Parish | 11.8 yrs | $97,600 | $692 |
| 12 | Red River Parish | 11.8 yrs | $103,200 | $731 |
| 13 | Madison Parish | 12.1 yrs | $90,600 | $625 |
| 14 | Richland Parish | 12.4 yrs | $124,500 | $836 |
| 15 | Jackson Parish | 12.4 yrs | $107,400 | $719 |
| 16 | Allen Parish | 12.5 yrs | $110,800 | $739 |
| 17 | Union Parish | 12.7 yrs | $115,400 | $758 |
| 18 | St. Mary Parish | 12.7 yrs | $128,000 | $839 |
| 19 | Bienville Parish | 13.0 yrs | $93,600 | $600 |
| 20 | Winn Parish | 13.4 yrs | $102,600 | $640 |
| 21 | Avoyelles Parish | 13.6 yrs | $120,200 | $739 |
| 22 | Franklin Parish | 13.6 yrs | $117,200 | $719 |
| 23 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 13.7 yrs | $184,000 | $1,118 |
| 24 | Grant Parish | 14.1 yrs | $135,900 | $806 |
| 25 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 14.3 yrs | $145,000 | $847 |
| 26 | Plaquemines Parish | 14.3 yrs | $275,800 | $1,611 |
| 27 | St. Martin Parish | 14.5 yrs | $151,000 | $865 |
| 28 | Iberia Parish | 14.6 yrs | $156,000 | $891 |
| 29 | Assumption Parish | 14.7 yrs | $141,200 | $801 |
| 30 | St. Bernard Parish | 14.8 yrs | $192,100 | $1,083 |
| 31 | Evangeline Parish | 14.9 yrs | $118,500 | $663 |
| 32 | Washington Parish | 15.0 yrs | $139,400 | $772 |
| 33 | Caddo Parish | 15.2 yrs | $175,900 | $962 |
| 34 | Bossier Parish | 15.3 yrs | $215,100 | $1,168 |
| 35 | Beauregard Parish | 15.5 yrs | $164,500 | $882 |
| 36 | Terrebonne Parish | 15.6 yrs | $189,100 | $1,010 |
| 37 | Rapides Parish | 15.8 yrs | $179,100 | $942 |
| 38 | Calcasieu Parish | 15.9 yrs | $208,500 | $1,096 |
| 39 | St. Landry Parish | 16.0 yrs | $142,900 | $742 |
| 40 | Sabine Parish | 16.2 yrs | $129,400 | $664 |
| 41 | Ouachita Parish | 16.5 yrs | $183,000 | $923 |
| 42 | Livingston Parish | 16.6 yrs | $218,900 | $1,102 |
| 43 | Vermilion Parish | 16.6 yrs | $159,700 | $802 |
| 44 | Acadia Parish | 16.9 yrs | $146,900 | $725 |
| 45 | Lafourche Parish | 17.0 yrs | $190,800 | $933 |
| 46 | Ascension Parish | 17.2 yrs | $265,300 | $1,283 |
| 47 | St. Tammany Parish | 17.4 yrs | $272,200 | $1,305 |
| 48 | Jefferson Parish | 17.5 yrs | $243,500 | $1,162 |
| 49 | De Soto Parish | 17.5 yrs | $150,700 | $719 |
| 50 | Tangipahoa Parish | 17.5 yrs | $204,600 | $974 |
| 51 | Natchitoches Parish | 17.7 yrs | $163,000 | $767 |
| 52 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 18.0 yrs | $241,800 | $1,121 |
| 53 | Iberville Parish | 18.1 yrs | $177,100 | $817 |
| 54 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 18.3 yrs | $174,500 | $794 |
| 55 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 18.4 yrs | $225,900 | $1,021 |
| 56 | St. Charles Parish | 18.7 yrs | $256,800 | $1,144 |
| 57 | Lafayette Parish | 19.1 yrs | $234,200 | $1,022 |
| 58 | Lincoln Parish | 19.8 yrs | $195,500 | $821 |
| 59 | LaSalle Parish | 19.8 yrs | $137,200 | $576 |
| 60 | St. James Parish | 20.1 yrs | $197,800 | $821 |
| 61 | Orleans Parish | 20.4 yrs | $296,400 | $1,211 |
| 62 | West Feliciana Parish | 22.0 yrs | $263,200 | $998 |
| 63 | East Feliciana Parish | 23.9 yrs | $213,700 | $745 |
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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Lowest Price-to-Rent Ratios across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Louisiana