Median gross rent in Louisiana
At $990, the median gross rent in Louisiana is 24% below the national figure of $1,303, ranking 33 of 52, with Plaquemines Parish the highest county at $1,559.
Gross rent includes utilities the tenant pays, so it is closer to what actually leaves the account each month than a headline asking rent.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plaquemines Parish | $1,559 | 23,305 residents |
| 2 | St. Tammany Parish | $1,247 | 266,168 residents |
| 3 | Ascension Parish | $1,230 | 126,973 residents |
| 4 | Orleans Parish | $1,162 | 380,408 residents |
| 5 | St. John the Baptist Parish | $1,139 | 41,986 residents |
| 6 | Livingston Parish | $1,130 | 143,425 residents |
| 7 | St. Charles Parish | $1,122 | 52,191 residents |
| 8 | Jefferson Parish | $1,121 | 436,171 residents |
| 9 | Bossier Parish | $1,101 | 128,877 residents |
| 10 | East Baton Rouge Parish | $1,081 | 454,369 residents |
| 11 | St. Bernard Parish | $1,037 | 44,038 residents |
| 12 | West Feliciana Parish | $1,034 | 15,358 residents |
| 13 | Calcasieu Parish | $1,025 | 210,770 residents |
| 14 | Vernon Parish | $1,020 | 48,452 residents |
| 15 | Lafayette Parish | $986 | 243,175 residents |
| 16 | West Baton Rouge Parish | $976 | 27,377 residents |
| 17 | Terrebonne Parish | $956 | 108,862 residents |
| 18 | Tangipahoa Parish | $930 | 133,953 residents |
| 19 | Caddo Parish | $927 | 236,259 residents |
| 20 | Rapides Parish | $925 | 129,536 residents |
| 21 | Ouachita Parish | $886 | 159,585 residents |
| 22 | Lafourche Parish | $873 | 97,220 residents |
| 23 | Beauregard Parish | $867 | 36,553 residents |
| 24 | Iberia Parish | $846 | 69,958 residents |
| 25 | Pointe Coupee Parish | $843 | 20,652 residents |
| 26 | St. Mary Parish | $829 | 49,114 residents |
| 27 | Lincoln Parish | $817 | 48,323 residents |
| 28 | Grant Parish | $816 | 22,185 residents |
| 29 | Iberville Parish | $803 | 30,210 residents |
| 30 | Caldwell Parish | $801 | 9,658 residents |
| 31 | St. James Parish | $801 | 20,090 residents |
| 32 | Jefferson Davis Parish | $787 | 32,277 residents |
| 33 | Natchitoches Parish | $786 | 37,478 residents |
| 34 | St. Martin Parish | $773 | 51,856 residents |
| 35 | Concordia Parish | $772 | 18,677 residents |
| 36 | Richland Parish | $772 | 20,028 residents |
| 37 | Assumption Parish | $766 | 21,067 residents |
| 38 | St. Helena Parish | $761 | 10,872 residents |
| 39 | Avoyelles Parish | $749 | 39,529 residents |
| 40 | Vermilion Parish | $745 | 57,202 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median gross rent shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).