Housing in Edgard

A typical Edgard home is worth roughly $183,000

Typical home value

$183K

LA $217K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,340

a month, utilities in · HUD

What kind of housing town is Edgard?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A town of owners98% of households own their home.Your money goes further16% below the Louisiana typical home.Historic housesThe typical home was built around 1985, and 3 houses are on the National Register.

★ What stands out · The homes

3 of Edgard’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Edgard’s homes were built before 1985.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 98%Rent 2%

Louisiana: 67% own.

1985

typical home built · LA 1983

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

Historic houses in Edgard

Dugas HouseListed 1989

Sorapuru HouseListed 1999

Haydel-Jones HouseListed 2010

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.7 years of income

Less than across Louisiana (3.6 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$283,000

Typical Edgard home $183K

That covers a typical Edgard home, with $100K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,040

Loan $910Tax $80Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,340 a month here, $300 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Wallace$185K Laplace$215K Reserve$170K Garyville$172K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Louisiana typical property tax (0.55% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,340

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$970

1 bedroom$1,120

2 bedrooms$1,340

3 bedrooms$1,710

4 bedrooms$2,000

of households rent · LA 33%

renter households

46%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · LA 55%

23%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Edgard vs. its neighbors

Edgard is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Laplace$215K Wallace$185K Edgard$183K Garyville$172K Reserve$170K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Edgard	$183K*	—	$1,340	$68,953
Wallace	$185K*	+10%†	$1,340	$38,389
Laplace	$215K	−0.5%	$1,340	$69,030
Reserve	$170K	+0.1%	$1,340	$55,450
Garyville	$172K*	—	$1,340	$88,060

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.