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Least affordable housing, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 2.9. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: De Soto Parish, LA, up 19 places to #22.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,1545.6+50%

02▲1Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3605.4+85%

03▲2East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1803.9+56%

04▲4Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3983.9+52%

05▲4Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3463.8+23%

06▼4Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0893.7+26%

07▲4Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9493.6+41%

08▲2Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5423.6+44%

09▲7St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1083.5+42%

10▼4Caddo Parish, LALA224,2263.5+42%

11▲1St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6423.5+39%

12▲12Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.4+47%

13▲10Acadia Parish, LALA57,0323.4+37%

14▲4Rapides Parish, LALA125,8773.3+35%

15▲2Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2563.3+25%

16▼3Bossier Parish, LALA131,8673.3+42%

17▲3St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5863.3+53%

18▼4St. James Parish, LALA18,9383.2+33%

19Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4663.2+44%

20▲1St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.2+19%

21▲12Iberville Parish, LALA29,5793.2+25%

22▲19De Soto Parish, LALA27,3813.2+34%

23▼19West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1343.2−3%

24▲5East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113.1+31%

25Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413.1+23%

26Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.1+27%

27▲8Ascension Parish, LALA135,1053.1+38%

28▲18East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603.0+4%

29▲5Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7053.0+45%

30▼15Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.0+30%

31▲16St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.9+27%

32▲17Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6712.9+23%

33▲4Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.9+30%

34▼3St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8752.9+36%

35▲18Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.9+22%

36▼14Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1632.9+19%

37▲7Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.9+30%

38▲1Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.8+35%

39▼9Webster Parish, LALA34,9482.8+30%

40▲8Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.7+10%

41▼34Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5202.7+5%

42▲10Madison Parish, LALA8,8442.7+17%

43▲15Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.7+47%

44▼8Richland Parish, LALA19,5822.7+12%

45▼5St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.6+13%

46▼19West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.6+15%

47▼4Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4712.6+21%

48▲11Union Parish, LALA20,5612.6+18%

49▼7Concordia Parish, LALA17,8362.6+14%

50▲11Jackson Parish, LALA15,8342.6+30%

51▼19Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3542.5+15%

52▼24Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6732.5+21%

53▲4Sabine Parish, LALA21,8342.4+9%

54Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.4+3%

55▼5Franklin Parish, LALA19,0022.4+10%

56▼18Tensas Parish, LALA3,7002.4−17%

57▼2Allen Parish, LALA22,6722.2+1%

58▼7Grant Parish, LALA22,0752.2−1%

59▲3Winn Parish, LALA14,9612.2+6%

60▼4Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2232.0−2%

61▲3Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442.0−7%

62▲1West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1561.9−7%

63▼18St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7581.8−29%

64▼4LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1541.7−1%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES