Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Rents in Louisiana
Median gross rent by county, lowest first, including the utilities a tenant pays. Set these against the monthly cost to own the same county's median home: where the two are close, buying is not the stretch it looks like.
Where does yours land?
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Louisiana ranked
| # | County | Median rent | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaSalle Parish | $576 | $1,240 | $137,200 |
| 2 | Bienville Parish | $600 | $908 | $93,600 |
| 3 | Tensas Parish | $613 | $808 | $80,300 |
| 4 | Claiborne Parish | $619 | $829 | $82,400 |
| 5 | Madison Parish | $625 | $879 | $90,600 |
| 6 | Winn Parish | $640 | $974 | $102,600 |
| 7 | Evangeline Parish | $663 | $1,086 | $118,500 |
| 8 | Sabine Parish | $664 | $1,178 | $129,400 |
| 9 | West Carroll Parish | $692 | $928 | $97,600 |
| 10 | De Soto Parish | $719 | $1,326 | $150,700 |
| 11 | Franklin Parish | $719 | $1,082 | $117,200 |
| 12 | Jackson Parish | $719 | $1,010 | $107,400 |
| 13 | Catahoula Parish | $724 | $865 | $88,000 |
| 14 | Acadia Parish | $725 | $1,297 | $146,900 |
| 15 | Red River Parish | $731 | $997 | $103,200 |
| 16 | Allen Parish | $739 | $1,021 | $110,800 |
| 17 | Avoyelles Parish | $739 | $1,092 | $120,200 |
| 18 | St. Landry Parish | $742 | $1,267 | $142,900 |
| 19 | East Feliciana Parish | $745 | $1,760 | $213,700 |
| 20 | Caldwell Parish | $756 | $999 | $106,000 |
| 21 | Union Parish | $758 | $1,076 | $115,400 |
| 22 | East Carroll Parish | $767 | $860 | $87,400 |
| 23 | Natchitoches Parish | $767 | $1,438 | $163,000 |
| 24 | Washington Parish | $772 | $1,248 | $139,400 |
| 25 | Concordia Parish | $774 | $978 | $102,400 |
| 26 | Webster Parish | $777 | $1,001 | $105,600 |
| 27 | Pointe Coupee Parish | $794 | $1,496 | $174,500 |
| 28 | Morehouse Parish | $795 | $1,029 | $108,700 |
| 29 | Assumption Parish | $801 | $1,271 | $141,200 |
| 30 | St. Helena Parish | $802 | $1,011 | $106,400 |
| 31 | Vermilion Parish | $802 | $1,396 | $159,700 |
| 32 | Grant Parish | $806 | $1,254 | $135,900 |
| 33 | Iberville Parish | $817 | $1,522 | $177,100 |
| 34 | Lincoln Parish | $821 | $1,685 | $195,500 |
| 35 | St. James Parish | $821 | $1,707 | $197,800 |
| 36 | Richland Parish | $836 | $1,138 | $124,500 |
| 37 | St. Mary Parish | $839 | $1,169 | $128,000 |
| 38 | Jefferson Davis Parish | $847 | $1,281 | $145,000 |
| 39 | St. Martin Parish | $865 | $1,340 | $151,000 |
| 40 | Beauregard Parish | $882 | $1,430 | $164,500 |
| 41 | Iberia Parish | $891 | $1,370 | $156,000 |
| 42 | Ouachita Parish | $923 | $1,600 | $183,000 |
| 43 | Lafourche Parish | $933 | $1,650 | $190,800 |
| 44 | Rapides Parish | $942 | $1,573 | $179,100 |
| 45 | Caddo Parish | $962 | $1,555 | $175,900 |
| 46 | Tangipahoa Parish | $974 | $1,742 | $204,600 |
| 47 | West Feliciana Parish | $998 | $2,196 | $263,200 |
| 48 | Terrebonne Parish | $1,010 | $1,630 | $189,100 |
| 49 | West Baton Rouge Parish | $1,021 | $1,930 | $225,900 |
| 50 | Lafayette Parish | $1,022 | $1,988 | $234,200 |
| 51 | Vernon Parish | $1,038 | $1,301 | $143,500 |
| 52 | St. Bernard Parish | $1,083 | $1,661 | $192,100 |
| 53 | Calcasieu Parish | $1,096 | $1,773 | $208,500 |
| 54 | Livingston Parish | $1,102 | $1,859 | $218,900 |
| 55 | St. John the Baptist Parish | $1,118 | $1,592 | $184,000 |
| 56 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,121 | $2,060 | $241,800 |
| 57 | St. Charles Parish | $1,144 | $2,160 | $256,800 |
| 58 | Jefferson Parish | $1,162 | $2,049 | $243,500 |
| 59 | Bossier Parish | $1,168 | $1,858 | $215,100 |
| 60 | Orleans Parish | $1,211 | $2,520 | $296,400 |
| 61 | Ascension Parish | $1,283 | $2,216 | $265,300 |
| 62 | St. Tammany Parish | $1,305 | $2,314 | $272,200 |
| 63 | Plaquemines Parish | $1,611 | $2,278 | $275,800 |
| 64 | Cameron Parish | — | $1,585 | $183,300 |
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.
Nationwide
Lowest Rents across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Louisiana