Most Affordable Cities in Louisiana.

Cities in Louisiana ranked by median rent as a share of median household income.

49 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Median Rent	Rent / Income	Median Income	Median Home Value
1	Broussard	14,322	$1,010	10%	$116,179	$310,200
2	Shenandoah	17,998	$1,201	13%	$107,021	$331,100
3	Prairieville	35,238	$1,324	15%	$104,923	$317,400
4	Belle Chasse	10,934	$1,485	15%	$115,012	$410,000
5	River Ridge	13,312	$1,127	16%	$84,336	$357,400
6	Destrehan	11,619	$1,257	17%	$90,509	$320,700
7	Central	29,783	$1,309	18%	$89,554	$288,700
8	Bayou Cane	21,253	$1,101	18%	$74,350	$188,700
9	Mandeville	12,946	$1,422	18%	$94,405	$376,100
10	Metairie	139,729	$1,175	19%	$73,042	$327,500
11	Sulphur	20,775	$994	19%	$61,760	$182,900
12	Morgan City	11,064	$917	19%	$56,474	$155,200
13	Claiborne	13,308	$1,206	20%	$72,420	$219,200
14	West Monroe	12,729	$826	20%	$49,386	$192,400
15	Lafayette	121,715	$1,100	21%	$61,915	$257,000
16	Zachary	19,952	$1,527	22%	$84,480	$259,100
17	Houma	32,392	$1,058	22%	$58,194	$205,900
18	Woodmere	11,879	$1,382	22%	$75,828	$191,100
19	Pineville	14,160	$910	22%	$49,774	$201,500
20	Estelle	16,341	$1,442	22%	$78,869	$217,300
21	Covington	11,658	$1,396	22%	$75,851	$295,100
22	Kenner	64,904	$1,179	22%	$64,020	$246,300
23	Thibodaux	15,732	$960	22%	$52,072	$232,500
24	Lake Charles	81,143	$1,109	22%	$59,235	$214,300
25	New Iberia	27,571	$894	23%	$47,087	$158,300
26	Slidell	28,561	$1,375	23%	$70,497	$217,700
27	Laplace	28,343	$1,351	23%	$69,030	$199,900
28	Alexandria	44,060	$931	24%	$47,113	$183,700
29	Bossier City	62,901	$1,107	24%	$55,819	$202,100
30	Gonzales	13,108	$1,497	24%	$75,451	$225,800
31	Chalmette	22,616	$1,110	24%	$54,904	$214,700
32	Shreveport	180,982	$987	24%	$48,699	$178,900
33	Crowley	11,422	$594	25%	$28,642	$144,900
34	Gardere	12,223	$1,157	25%	$55,409	$243,300
35	Luling	13,960	$1,625	25%	$76,539	$273,800
36	Baton Rouge	222,771	$1,067	26%	$49,994	$234,700
37	Natchitoches	17,577	$802	26%	$37,133	$193,200
38	Opelousas	15,495	$717	26%	$32,964	$105,100
39	Monroe	47,004	$886	26%	$40,505	$198,900
40	Timberlane	10,886	$1,443	26%	$65,901	$221,000
41	Terrytown	24,726	$1,135	26%	$51,718	$220,300
42	Hammond	21,539	$1,061	26%	$48,166	$221,400
43	New Orleans	371,853	$1,251	27%	$56,631	$315,700
44	Harvey	20,915	$1,190	29%	$48,774	$200,100
45	Gretna	17,389	$1,060	30%	$43,110	$257,400
46	Bogalusa	10,468	$767	30%	$30,749	$97,600
47	Marrero	32,540	$1,042	30%	$41,402	$169,800
48	Minden	11,455	$895	31%	$34,294	$130,200
49	Ruston	22,284	$816	31%	$31,120	$225,300