Bayou Cane, LA housing market
Homes typically sell in 72 days, close to asking.
Home values, sales, trends and how Bayou Cane compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Bayou Cane at a glance
A balanced market
About 5.3 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
Home prices up 11% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Bayou Cane rose 11% over the past 5 years, slower than across Louisiana (22%). Prices were about flat last year. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Bayou Cane home at roughly $186,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Louisiana since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.1% | +89% | +108% |
| 2024 | −4.7% | +89% | +104% |
| 2023 | +3.5% | +99% | +102% |
| 2022 | +9.6% | +92% | +98% |
| 2021 | +2.8% | +75% | +80% |
| 2020 | +1.9% | +70% | +70% |
| 2019 | +2.2% | +67% | +66% |
| 2018 | +0.3% | +64% | +63% |
| 2017 | −1.3% | +63% | +59% |
| 2016 | +2% | +65% | +56% |
| 2015 | +0.5% | +62% | +51% |
| 2014 | +2.7% | +61% | +46% |
| 2013 | +1.5% | +57% | +42% |
| 2012 | +1.6% | +55% | +41% |
| 2011 | −2.3% | +52% | +40% |
| 2010 | −0.7% | +56% | +42% |
| 2009 | +2% | +57% | +44% |
| 2008 | +4.1% | +54% | +46% |
| 2007 | +7.8% | +48% | +46% |
| 2006 | +9.6% | +37% | +39% |
| 2005 | +6.7% | +25% | +25% |
| 2004 | +5.5% | +17% | +17% |
| 2003 | +3.9% | +11% | +12% |
| 2002 | +4% | +6.9% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | +2.7% | +2.7% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Bayou Cane ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 70364, 70360, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
2.5 years of income
The typical Bayou Cane home costs about 2.5 years of the town's median household income, less than across Louisiana (3.6 years).
How Bayou Cane ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,150
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Bayou Cane is $1,150 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Bayou Cane pay a median of $1,101. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $790 · 4 bedrooms $1,530
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (70360, 70364; Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.