21 counties · ranked by income-to-home ratio

Most Affordable Counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana where housing is most affordable relative to local incomes. Higher income-to-home ratios mean residents spend less of their earnings on housing.

# County BTI Score Afford. Ratio Home Value Med. Income Med. Rent Tax Rate
01 Livingston Parish LA 62 0.37 $210,100 $77,978 $1,130 0.5%
02 Ascension Parish LA 43 0.37 $255,600 $93,800 $1,230 0.6%
03 Vermilion Parish LA 70 0.36 $154,000 $56,194 $745 0.4%
04 St. Martin Parish LA 48 0.36 $139,900 $50,806 $773 0.4%
05 Iberia Parish LA 42 0.36 $152,400 $55,190 $846 0.4%
06 Terrebonne Parish LA 12 0.36 $174,400 $63,088 $956 0.5%
07 Lafourche Parish LA 13 0.35 $177,200 $61,381 $873 0.5%
08 Calcasieu Parish LA 47 0.33 $196,900 $64,370 $1,025 0.5%
09 Rapides Parish LA 61 0.32 $171,400 $55,407 $925 0.5%
10 St. Charles Parish LA 4 0.32 $248,600 $79,191 $1,122 0.6%
11 Bossier Parish LA 56 0.31 $206,600 $64,598 $1,101 0.7%
12 Acadia Parish LA 29 0.31 $145,100 $44,977 $719 0.3%
13 St. Landry Parish LA 22 0.30 $148,400 $44,478 $739 0.3%
14 Lafayette Parish LA 27 0.30 $222,400 $66,617 $986 0.6%
15 St. Tammany Parish LA 22 0.29 $262,400 $76,914 $1,247 0.7%
16 Tangipahoa Parish LA 12 0.29 $193,300 $55,274 $930 0.4%
17 Caddo Parish LA 46 0.29 $166,700 $47,572 $927 0.7%
18 Ouachita Parish LA 78 0.29 $172,800 $49,261 $886 0.5%
19 Jefferson Parish LA 35 0.27 $231,700 $63,257 $1,121 0.5%
20 East Baton Rouge Parish LA 40 0.27 $232,800 $62,083 $1,081 0.6%
21 Orleans Parish LA 0 0.18 $281,500 $51,116 $1,162 0.8%

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