Forest Hill, LA housing market
The typical Forest Hill home is worth about $204,000, up 1.4% in a year, 6% below the Louisiana typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Forest Hill compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Forest Hill at a glance
Typical home value, 2017–2026
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| January | Forest Hill | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $181,000 | $186,000 |
| 2019 | $195,000 | $188,000 |
| 2020 | $204,000 | $198,000 |
| 2021 | $219,000 | $208,000 |
| 2022 | $201,000 | $219,000 |
| 2023 | $209,000 | $221,000 |
| 2024 | $208,000 | $215,000 |
| 2025 | $215,000 | $215,000 |
| 2026 | $200,000 | $214,000 |
| August 2026 | $204,000 | $217,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2018
No permits for new homes were issued in Forest Hill in 2018. The last year with any was 2015 (1 new home).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $195,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Forest Hill's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2018, so the 2018 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,120
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Forest Hill is $1,120 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Forest Hill pay a median of $1,163.
Studio $820 · 4 bedrooms $1,720
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (71430; Alexandria, 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, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.