Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Louisiana
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Louisiana ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carroll Parish | $-93 | $767 | $860 |
| 2 | Catahoula Parish | $-141 | $724 | $865 |
| 3 | Tensas Parish | $-195 | $613 | $808 |
| 4 | Concordia Parish | $-204 | $774 | $978 |
| 5 | St. Helena Parish | $-209 | $802 | $1,011 |
| 6 | Claiborne Parish | $-210 | $619 | $829 |
| 7 | Webster Parish | $-224 | $777 | $1,001 |
| 8 | Morehouse Parish | $-234 | $795 | $1,029 |
| 9 | West Carroll Parish | $-236 | $692 | $928 |
| 10 | Caldwell Parish | $-243 | $756 | $999 |
| 11 | Madison Parish | $-254 | $625 | $879 |
| 12 | Vernon Parish | $-263 | $1,038 | $1,301 |
| 13 | Red River Parish | $-266 | $731 | $997 |
| 14 | Allen Parish | $-282 | $739 | $1,021 |
| 15 | Jackson Parish | $-291 | $719 | $1,010 |
| 16 | Richland Parish | $-302 | $836 | $1,138 |
| 17 | Bienville Parish | $-308 | $600 | $908 |
| 18 | Union Parish | $-318 | $758 | $1,076 |
| 19 | St. Mary Parish | $-330 | $839 | $1,169 |
| 20 | Winn Parish | $-334 | $640 | $974 |
| 21 | Avoyelles Parish | $-353 | $739 | $1,092 |
| 22 | Franklin Parish | $-363 | $719 | $1,082 |
| 23 | Evangeline Parish | $-423 | $663 | $1,086 |
| 24 | Jefferson Davis Parish | $-434 | $847 | $1,281 |
| 25 | Grant Parish | $-448 | $806 | $1,254 |
| 26 | Assumption Parish | $-470 | $801 | $1,271 |
| 27 | St. John the Baptist Parish | $-474 | $1,118 | $1,592 |
| 28 | St. Martin Parish | $-475 | $865 | $1,340 |
| 29 | Washington Parish | $-476 | $772 | $1,248 |
| 30 | Iberia Parish | $-479 | $891 | $1,370 |
| 31 | Sabine Parish | $-514 | $664 | $1,178 |
| 32 | St. Landry Parish | $-525 | $742 | $1,267 |
| 33 | Beauregard Parish | $-548 | $882 | $1,430 |
| 34 | Acadia Parish | $-572 | $725 | $1,297 |
| 35 | St. Bernard Parish | $-578 | $1,083 | $1,661 |
| 36 | Caddo Parish | $-593 | $962 | $1,555 |
| 37 | Vermilion Parish | $-594 | $802 | $1,396 |
| 38 | De Soto Parish | $-607 | $719 | $1,326 |
| 39 | Terrebonne Parish | $-620 | $1,010 | $1,630 |
| 40 | Rapides Parish | $-631 | $942 | $1,573 |
| 41 | LaSalle Parish | $-664 | $576 | $1,240 |
| 42 | Plaquemines Parish | $-667 | $1,611 | $2,278 |
| 43 | Natchitoches Parish | $-671 | $767 | $1,438 |
| 44 | Calcasieu Parish | $-677 | $1,096 | $1,773 |
| 45 | Ouachita Parish | $-677 | $923 | $1,600 |
| 46 | Bossier Parish | $-690 | $1,168 | $1,858 |
| 47 | Pointe Coupee Parish | $-702 | $794 | $1,496 |
| 48 | Iberville Parish | $-705 | $817 | $1,522 |
| 49 | Lafourche Parish | $-717 | $933 | $1,650 |
| 50 | Livingston Parish | $-757 | $1,102 | $1,859 |
| 51 | Tangipahoa Parish | $-768 | $974 | $1,742 |
| 52 | Lincoln Parish | $-864 | $821 | $1,685 |
| 53 | St. James Parish | $-886 | $821 | $1,707 |
| 54 | Jefferson Parish | $-887 | $1,162 | $2,049 |
| 55 | West Baton Rouge Parish | $-909 | $1,021 | $1,930 |
| 56 | Ascension Parish | $-933 | $1,283 | $2,216 |
| 57 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $-939 | $1,121 | $2,060 |
| 58 | Lafayette Parish | $-966 | $1,022 | $1,988 |
| 59 | St. Tammany Parish | $-1,009 | $1,305 | $2,314 |
| 60 | East Feliciana Parish | $-1,015 | $745 | $1,760 |
| 61 | St. Charles Parish | $-1,016 | $1,144 | $2,160 |
| 62 | West Feliciana Parish | $-1,198 | $998 | $2,196 |
| 63 | Orleans Parish | $-1,309 | $1,211 | $2,520 |
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
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Louisiana