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Most affordable towns in Louisiana

Ranked by how many years of a typical LA household income ($60,756) it takes to buy each town's median home. Lower is easier to buy in. 163 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Louisiana · Most affordable

New Roads ranks #64 of 163

2.8 yrs of a typical LA income buys a typical home · Visit New Roads →

New Roads ranks #64 of 163 for most affordable in Louisiana
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1 Richwood 0.9 yrs $53,000 median home 2 Haynesville 1.0 yrs $58,700 median home 3 Bawcomville 1.0 yrs $61,500 median home
#TownYears of incomeHome valueMedian income
1 Richwood3,839 people 0.9 yrs $53,000 $31,680
2 Haynesville2,515 people 1.0 yrs $58,700 $20,688
3 Bawcomville2,804 people 1.0 yrs $61,500 $24,929
4 Vivian Vivian2,975 people 1.0 yrs $62,700 $22,237
5 Brownsville4,357 people 1.2 yrs $74,700 $35,526
6 Tallulah5,969 people 1.3 yrs $79,300 $33,419
7 Jonesboro Jonesboro4,063 people 1.3 yrs $80,300 $41,786
8 Winnfield4,021 people 1.3 yrs $80,500 $42,318
9 Homer2,654 people 1.3 yrs $80,700 $23,160
10 Lake Arthur2,585 people 1.4 yrs $83,600 $53,920
11 Ferriday3,098 people 1.4 yrs $84,800 $28,467
12 Map of Mamou Mamou2,864 people 1.4 yrs $86,500 $24,808
13 Bastrop9,232 people 1.4 yrs $87,800 $32,605
14 Winnsboro4,725 people 1.5 yrs $92,200 $35,573
15 Map of Bunkie Bunkie3,253 people 1.5 yrs $93,300 $22,267
16 Arcadia Arcadia2,635 people 1.5 yrs $93,700 $24,860
17 Bridge City7,297 people 1.6 yrs $95,700 $57,031
18 Church Point4,096 people 1.6 yrs $96,700 $46,087
19 Abbeville11,003 people 1.6 yrs $97,300 $33,015
20 Map of Springhill Springhill4,599 people 1.6 yrs $97,500 $37,250
21 Map of Bogalusa Bogalusa10,468 people 1.6 yrs $97,600 $30,749
22 Map of Jeanerette Jeanerette4,655 people 1.6 yrs $98,200 $43,438
23 Map of Oakdale Oakdale6,546 people 1.6 yrs $98,700 $42,540
24 Map of Rayville Rayville3,261 people 1.6 yrs $99,100 $27,273
25 Chauvin2,502 people 1.6 yrs $99,600 $52,619
26 St. Martinville St. Martinville5,297 people 1.6 yrs $100,100 $36,130
27 Ville Platte6,253 people 1.7 yrs $101,200 $28,361
28 Franklin Franklin6,461 people 1.7 yrs $104,400 $39,518
29 Farmerville3,407 people 1.7 yrs $104,900 $26,356
30 Opelousas15,495 people 1.7 yrs $105,100 $32,964
31 Vinton3,176 people 1.8 yrs $106,800 $41,875
32 Mansfield4,619 people 1.8 yrs $112,100 $33,844
33 Map of Amite City Amite City4,048 people 1.9 yrs $112,800 $44,636
34 Lake Providence3,349 people 1.9 yrs $115,600 $27,580
35 Delhi2,573 people 1.9 yrs $118,000 $52,132
36 Map of Leesville Leesville5,495 people 2.0 yrs $118,600 $37,500
37 Eunice Eunice9,239 people 2.0 yrs $122,000 $35,436
38 DeQuincy2,931 people 2.0 yrs $124,500 $44,281
39 Delcambre2,552 people 2.1 yrs $128,000 $59,038
40 Map of Minden Minden11,455 people 2.1 yrs $130,200 $34,294
41 Galliano5,906 people 2.2 yrs $134,200 $49,918
42 Merrydale9,490 people 2.2 yrs $136,100 $41,500
43 Avondale4,608 people 2.2 yrs $136,400 $48,661
44 Map of Jennings Jennings9,553 people 2.2 yrs $136,700 $48,558
45 Gray5,154 people 2.3 yrs $139,400 $54,559
46 Map of Jena Jena4,160 people 2.3 yrs $139,700 $71,730
47 Bayou Vista3,842 people 2.4 yrs $144,700 $40,500
48 Crowley11,422 people 2.4 yrs $144,900 $28,642
49 Jackson3,958 people 2.5 yrs $151,100 $37,844
50 Map of Marksville Marksville4,905 people 2.5 yrs $151,900 $36,202
51 Map of Vidalia Vidalia3,928 people 2.5 yrs $152,500 $48,250
52 Reserve Reserve7,791 people 2.5 yrs $154,100 $55,450
53 Map of Morgan City Morgan City11,064 people 2.6 yrs $155,200 $56,474
54 Map of Kaplan Kaplan4,238 people 2.6 yrs $156,200 $40,109
55 Rayne7,105 people 2.6 yrs $156,500 $42,151
56 DeRidder9,763 people 2.6 yrs $156,600 $59,801
57 Baker12,253 people 2.6 yrs $157,900 $54,750
58 New Iberia27,571 people 2.6 yrs $158,300 $47,087
59 Cut Off5,398 people 2.6 yrs $158,300 $67,941
60 Patterson5,744 people 2.6 yrs $160,400 $49,886
61 Lockport2,618 people 2.6 yrs $160,800 $60,398
62 Westlake4,743 people 2.7 yrs $166,100 $68,381
63 Lakeshore3,437 people 2.7 yrs $166,800 $48,214
64 New Roads4,404 people 2.8 yrs $168,200 $51,328
65 Marrero Marrero32,540 people 2.8 yrs $169,800 $41,402
66 Scott8,609 people 2.8 yrs $170,300 $56,299
67 Waggaman11,330 people 2.8 yrs $170,400 $68,374
68 Carlyss4,412 people 2.9 yrs $173,200 $78,179
69 Violet Violet4,122 people 2.9 yrs $173,500 $51,038
70 Welsh3,313 people 2.9 yrs $174,900 $78,185
71 Map of Ball Ball3,869 people 2.9 yrs $175,800 $80,074
72 Breaux Bridge7,501 people 2.9 yrs $175,900 $47,806
73 Monticello3,999 people 2.9 yrs $176,000 $70,441
74 Plaquemine Plaquemine6,075 people 2.9 yrs $176,300 $69,366
75 Larose5,515 people 2.9 yrs $176,300 $80,577
76 Map of Westwego Westwego8,335 people 2.9 yrs $177,400 $46,261
77 Shreveport180,982 people 2.9 yrs $178,900 $48,699
78 Schriever6,690 people 3.0 yrs $179,300 $66,571
79 Port Allen4,942 people 3.0 yrs $181,300 $59,474
80 Grambling5,287 people 3.0 yrs $181,700 —
81 Sulphur20,775 people 3.0 yrs $182,900 $61,760
82 Alexandria44,060 people 3.0 yrs $183,700 $47,113
83 Donaldsonville Donaldsonville6,831 people 3.1 yrs $185,900 $23,618
84 Raceland9,585 people 3.1 yrs $187,800 $60,286
85 Elmwood6,077 people 3.1 yrs $188,100 $89,430
86 Denham Springs Denham Springs9,323 people 3.1 yrs $188,200 $71,569
87 Map of Franklinton Franklinton3,602 people 3.1 yrs $188,500 $34,235
88 Bayou Cane21,253 people 3.1 yrs $188,700 $74,350
89 Bayou Blue12,218 people 3.1 yrs $189,100 $63,958
90 Woodmere11,879 people 3.1 yrs $191,100 $75,828
91 Map of West Monroe West Monroe12,729 people 3.2 yrs $192,400 $49,386
92 Natchitoches Natchitoches17,577 people 3.2 yrs $193,200 $37,133
93 Monroe47,004 people 3.3 yrs $198,900 $40,505
94 Swartz4,110 people 3.3 yrs $199,800 $67,287
95 Laplace28,343 people 3.3 yrs $199,900 $69,030
96 Harvey Harvey20,915 people 3.3 yrs $200,100 $48,774
97 Ponchatoula Ponchatoula7,808 people 3.3 yrs $200,300 $51,161
98 Benton2,548 people 3.3 yrs $201,000 $58,143
99 Pineville14,160 people 3.3 yrs $201,500 $49,774
100 Bossier City62,901 people 3.3 yrs $202,100 $55,819
101 Sunset Sunset3,074 people 3.4 yrs $206,100 $60,964
102 Brownfields4,261 people 3.4 yrs $207,200 $65,929
103 Lacombe6,310 people 3.4 yrs $207,900 $72,813
104 Map of Blanchard Blanchard3,437 people 3.4 yrs $208,600 $75,069
105 Meraux Meraux7,918 people 3.4 yrs $208,700 $76,021
106 Berwick4,607 people 3.5 yrs $212,400 $51,580
107 Lake Charles81,143 people 3.5 yrs $214,300 $59,235
108 Chalmette Chalmette22,616 people 3.5 yrs $214,700 $54,904
109 Carencro11,619 people 3.5 yrs $214,800 $63,401
110 Chackbay5,436 people 3.6 yrs $217,000 $65,968
111 Estelle Estelle16,341 people 3.6 yrs $217,300 $78,869
112 Slidell Slidell28,561 people 3.6 yrs $217,700 $70,497
113 Red Chute6,526 people 3.6 yrs $219,100 $86,124
114 Claiborne13,308 people 3.6 yrs $219,200 $72,420
115 Map of Lutcher Lutcher2,991 people 3.6 yrs $219,600 $60,375
116 Terrytown Terrytown24,726 people 3.6 yrs $220,300 $51,718
117 Timberlane10,886 people 3.6 yrs $221,000 $65,901
118 Hammond21,539 people 3.6 yrs $221,400 $48,166
119 Gramercy2,814 people 3.7 yrs $225,100 $67,813
120 Ruston22,284 people 3.7 yrs $225,300 $31,120
121 Arabi4,625 people 3.7 yrs $225,500 $56,813
122 Gonzales Gonzales13,108 people 3.7 yrs $225,800 $75,451
123 Map of Walker Walker6,390 people 3.7 yrs $227,800 $80,707
124 Thibodaux15,732 people 3.8 yrs $232,500 $52,072
125 Haughton4,485 people 3.9 yrs $234,100 $51,932
126 South Vacherie2,954 people 3.9 yrs $234,600 $81,310
127 Map of Baton Rouge Baton Rouge222,771 people 3.9 yrs $234,700 $49,994
128 Pearl River Pearl River2,614 people 3.9 yrs $235,200 $56,719
129 Map of Norco Norco2,781 people 3.9 yrs $238,100 $71,220
130 Map of St. Rose St. Rose7,644 people 3.9 yrs $238,900 $74,075
131 Map of St. Gabriel St. Gabriel6,639 people 3.9 yrs $239,200 $74,688
132 Maurice2,584 people 4.0 yrs $241,000 $90,833
133 Greenwood3,110 people 4.0 yrs $241,600 $64,063
134 Gardere12,223 people 4.0 yrs $243,300 $55,409
135 Hahnville Hahnville3,520 people 4.1 yrs $246,100 $100,956
136 Map of Kenner Kenner64,904 people 4.1 yrs $246,300 $64,020
137 Map of Addis Addis7,252 people 4.1 yrs $247,400 $108,041
138 Map of Jefferson Jefferson9,703 people 4.1 yrs $247,700 $57,235
139 Map of Iowa Iowa3,200 people 4.1 yrs $249,200 $59,779
140 Moss Bluff12,482 people 4.2 yrs $252,900 $92,036
141 Brusly2,593 people 4.2 yrs $253,900 $105,538
142 Map of Lafayette Lafayette121,715 people 4.2 yrs $257,000 $61,915
143 Gretna Gretna17,389 people 4.2 yrs $257,400 $43,110
144 Eastwood4,440 people 4.2 yrs $258,100 $80,603
145 Zachary Zachary19,952 people 4.3 yrs $259,100 $84,480
146 Milton2,793 people 4.4 yrs $264,800 $105,625
147 Lafourche Crossing2,790 people 4.4 yrs $269,100 $73,309
148 Abita Springs2,699 people 4.4 yrs $269,300 $77,257
149 Luling13,960 people 4.5 yrs $273,800 $76,539
150 Prien7,119 people 4.6 yrs $278,000 $87,292
151 Map of Youngsville Youngsville17,427 people 4.7 yrs $287,700 $105,876
152 Map of Central Central29,783 people 4.8 yrs $288,700 $89,554
153 Covington11,658 people 4.9 yrs $295,100 $75,851
154 Map of Broussard Broussard14,322 people 5.1 yrs $310,200 $116,179
155 New Orleans371,853 people 5.2 yrs $315,700 $56,631
156 Prairieville35,238 people 5.2 yrs $317,400 $104,923
157 Destrehan11,619 people 5.3 yrs $320,700 $90,509
158 Metairie139,729 people 5.4 yrs $327,500 $73,042
159 Map of Harahan Harahan8,904 people 5.6 yrs $343,100 $79,516
160 River Ridge13,312 people 5.9 yrs $357,400 $84,336
161 Eden Isle7,683 people 6.1 yrs $371,600 $78,426
162 Mandeville12,946 people 6.2 yrs $376,100 $94,405
163 Belle Chasse Belle Chasse10,934 people 6.7 yrs $410,000 $115,012

How this ranking works

We divide each town’s median home value by the LA median household income ($60,756). The result is how many years of a typical paycheck it takes to buy a typical home there. Lower is more affordable. Across Louisiana as a whole it’s 3.6 years.

Why not each town’s own income? That would rank wealthy towns with half-million-dollar homes as “affordable” only because their residents earn so much. One shared income answers the question people actually ask: where could a typical family afford to live?

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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