City	Pop.	Home Value	Rent	Income	Index
New Orleans	376,035	$296,400	$1,211	$55,339	73
Baton Rouge	223,699	$224,500	$1,044	$49,944	59
Shreveport	183,483	$178,100	$980	$48,465	51
Metairie	138,995	$308,900	$1,159	$73,256	74
Lafayette	121,537	$251,300	$1,065	$61,454	64
Lake Charles	81,679	$204,000	$1,090	$56,864	58
Kenner	65,113	$241,800	$1,129	$64,099	64
Bossier City	62,832	$192,300	$1,097	$55,130	57
Monroe	47,241	$174,800	$823	$36,521	47
Alexandria	44,566	$182,800	$946	$47,357	51
Prairieville	35,010	$302,200	$1,225	$115,610	75
Houma	32,760	$207,900	$1,011	$54,637	56
Marrero	31,866	$173,200	$997	$45,633	51
Central	29,603	$270,700	$1,373	$90,091	75
Slidell	28,664	$207,800	$1,381	$66,657	67
Laplace	28,480	$188,900	$1,097	$68,028	56
New Iberia	27,926	$150,300	$878	$50,802	44
Terrytown	25,844	$212,000	$1,065	$56,944	59
Chalmette	22,447	$203,800	$1,089	$56,875	58
Ruston	22,224	$226,700	$819	$32,765	53
Bayou Cane	22,143	$195,900	$1,046	$73,235	56
Harvey	21,710	$189,700	$1,196	$43,524	59
Sulphur	21,004	$175,200	$1,015	$58,044	52
Hammond	20,790	$219,400	$932	$41,222	55
Zachary	19,637	$258,000	$1,440	$90,507	75
Shenandoah	18,259	$319,300	$1,216	$107,544	77
Natchitoches	17,682	$188,400	$777	$38,731	47
Gretna	17,468	$242,600	$1,017	$46,045	61
Estelle	16,761	$199,300	$1,301	$73,519	63
Youngsville	16,664	$263,200	$1,318	$113,164	72
Thibodaux	15,792	$237,400	$989	$53,775	60
Opelousas	15,662	$113,000	$734	$36,260	35
Pineville	14,268	$182,900	$876	$51,583	49
Luling	13,873	$268,400	$1,570	$82,273	80
Broussard	13,791	$301,000	$982	$116,613	68
River Ridge	13,170	$330,700	$1,067	$84,464	74
Mandeville	12,931	$363,300	$1,326	$89,122	86
West Monroe	12,837	$174,400	$815	$46,663	46
Gonzales	12,748	$212,800	$1,550	$66,152	72
Claiborne	12,647	$214,100	$1,181	$69,173	62
Baker	12,322	$146,700	$1,031	$59,451	49
Gardere	12,130	$250,600	$1,135	$60,694	65
Destrehan	11,786	$303,400	$1,154	$100,189	73
Woodmere	11,775	$187,000	$1,374	$73,615	64
Minden	11,604	$116,700	$803	$29,597	38
Covington	11,568	$292,500	$1,374	$73,809	78
Crowley	11,554	$141,800	$560	$27,826	35
Moss Bluff	11,451	$242,300	$1,303	$85,984	69
Bayou Blue	11,218	$184,200	$1,207	$60,189	58
Morgan City	11,208	$146,100	$861	$56,729	43
Timberlane	11,169	$209,200	$1,410	$66,170	67
Abbeville	11,086	$99,900	$800	$34,977	35
Belle Chasse	11,046	$361,800	$1,545	$96,381	92
Carencro	10,882	$211,200	$924	$70,217	54
Waggaman	10,617	$158,500	$1,417	$59,566	61
Bogalusa	10,539	$107,000	$710	$37,846	34
Raceland	10,517	$163,100	$632	$53,328	39
Jefferson	9,984	$238,000	$1,104	$56,875	63
DeRidder	9,812	$160,800	$929	$58,596	48
Jennings	9,679	$140,800	$861	$45,194	43
Bastrop	9,408	$85,400	$828	$30,069	35
Denham Springs	9,362	$188,700	$950	$77,418	52
Eunice	9,261	$120,600	$778	$36,356	38
Merrydale	9,149	$124,300	$1,187	$41,986	50
Harahan	8,939	$309,400	$1,052	$78,222	71
Village St. George	8,880	$248,600	$1,416	$94,191	73
Westwego	8,382	$168,600	$1,013	$49,291	51
Oak Hills Place	8,380	$411,800	$1,444	$97,466	96
Scott	8,348	$155,700	$1,002	$54,220	49
Prien	8,248	$278,400	$1,398	$91,300	77
Ponchatoula	7,839	$194,300	$1,079	$47,821	57
Old Jefferson	7,790	$235,900	$1,174	$85,466	64
Eden Isle	7,753	$324,600	$1,307	$76,427	80
Breaux Bridge	7,497	$163,600	$831	$45,620	45
Meraux	7,492	$205,600	$864	$73,792	52
Reserve	7,471	$160,400	$1,201	$60,509	56
Red Chute	7,418	$215,600	$1,821	$79,119	80
St. Rose	7,271	$215,100	$835	$70,379	52
Bridge City	7,258	$119,800	$1,306	$55,728	53
Rayne	7,147	$151,900	$850	$41,603	45
Addis	7,052	$242,300	$1,451	$105,635	73
Lacombe	6,883	$222,600	$945	$70,361	56
Donaldsonville	6,792	$175,500	$838	$24,160	47
Oakdale	6,614	$106,800	$766	$45,038	36
St. Gabriel	6,569	$248,100	$868	$60,093	58
Galliano	6,563	$131,400	$775	$53,146	40
Franklin	6,557	$98,200	$861	$46,278	37
Walker	6,385	$221,500	$1,114	$84,912	61
Ville Platte	6,299	$88,100	$678	$28,874	31
Plaquemine	6,136	$181,600	$860	$76,857	49
Tallulah	6,124	$83,900	$602	$32,624	28
Inniswold	6,061	$323,300	$1,402	$101,149	83
Schriever	6,052	$176,200	$932	$58,950	50
Elmwood	6,022	$188,300	$1,474	$83,268	67
Larose	5,937	$181,600	$739	$71,250	45
Patterson	5,801	$137,200	$745	$48,002	39
Leesville	5,610	$109,700	$863	$38,292	39
Gray	5,524	$155,200	$1,118	$57,472	52
St. Martinville	5,367	$91,700	$770	$33,132	33
Grambling	5,302	$176,000	$518	$17,670	38
Chackbay	5,287	$229,000	$838	$74,141	54
Brownfields	5,263	$181,400	$958	$50,809	52
Avondale	5,200	$143,900	$1,411	$47,561	59
Carlyss	5,184	$152,400	$1,142	$92,004	53
Cut Off	5,157	$161,900	$759	$79,214	43

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Housing & Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2023
Tax Rates: Tax Foundation, 2024

Last data update: March 2026 · See methodology