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Least affordable housing, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,1545.8+18%

02Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0894.8+62%

03Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3604.2+33%

04West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1343.9+4%

05East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1803.6+6%

06Caddo Parish, LALA224,2263.6+17%

07Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.6+35%

08Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3983.5−3%

09Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3463.4+1%

10Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5423.3+18%

11Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9493.2+1%

12St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6423.2−6%

13Bossier Parish, LALA131,8673.2+25%

14St. James Parish, LALA18,9383.2+41%

15Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.2+42%

16St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1083.2−5%

17Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2563.1−16%

18Rapides Parish, LALA125,8773.1+13%

19Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4663.0+22%

20St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5863.0+8%

21St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.0+17%

22Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.0+22%

23Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.9+26%

24Washington Parish, LALA44,9372.9+5%

25Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.9+12%

26Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5052.9+20%

27West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9+9%

28Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6732.9+56%

29East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9112.8−1%

30Webster Parish, LALA34,9482.8+33%

31St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8752.8−9%

32Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3542.8+48%

33Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.8+34%

34Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7052.8+25%

35Ascension Parish, LALA135,1052.7+5%

36Richland Parish, LALA19,5822.7+43%

37Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.7+39%

38Tensas Parish, LALA3,7002.7−1%

39Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.6+35%

40St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.6+24%

41De Soto Parish, LALA27,3812.6+24%

42Concordia Parish, LALA17,8362.6+8%

43Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4712.6+33%

44Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.6−1%

45St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7582.6−15%

46East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.6+38%

47St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.5+24%

48Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.5+25%

49Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6712.4+12%

50Franklin Parish, LALA19,0022.4+9%

51Grant Parish, LALA22,0752.4+15%

52Madison Parish, LALA8,8442.4−12%

53Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.4+1%

54Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.3+11%

55Allen Parish, LALA22,6722.2+7%

56Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2232.2+19%

57Sabine Parish, LALA21,8342.2+5%

58Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.2+6%

59Union Parish, LALA20,5612.1+3%

60LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542.1+8%

61Jackson Parish, LALA15,8342.1+13%

62Winn Parish, LALA14,9612.0+10%

63West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1562.0−11%

64Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3441.9+7%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS