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State data • Updated March 2026

Louisiana rent: top & bottom cities

Median ZORI rent across Louisiana cities, statewide macro overlay, plus the most-expensive and most-affordable cities side by side. Live from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse.

Louisiana at a glance

$1,473Median city rent (ZORI)
4.3%Unemployment
1,068Permits / month
17Cities w/ rent data

Unemployment from FRED state series. Permits from Census BPS. Median = median across all Louisiana cities with current ZORI data. See methodology.

Most expensive & most affordable

Top 10 by rent

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Madisonville $2,567
Maurice $1,950
Youngsville $1,821
New Orleans $1,665 -0.1%
Gonzales $1,662 +3.3%
Zachary $1,591 +3.0%
Kenner $1,588 -2.5%
Haughton $1,588
Ponchatoula $1,574 +1.0%
Westwego $1,572 -1.9%

Top 10 most affordable (pop ≥ 50k)

CityRent (ZORI)YoY
Lake Charles $1,129 +9.3%
Shreveport $1,145 +2.8%
Lafayette $1,301 +2.2%
Baton Rouge $1,320 +1.8%
Bossier City $1,454 +5.2%
Kenner $1,588 -2.5%
New Orleans $1,665 -0.1%

Top 5 cities — overlaid rent trajectory

ZORI rent index — top 5 Louisiana cities

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Compare cities in Louisiana

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