Louisiana ranks at 19 out of 100 against 51 states, based on how often homes sold above list, how close to list they sold, how fast they sold, supply and price drops.
The numbers
| March–May 2026 | A year earlier | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes sold above list price | 12% | 13% | −0.3 pts |
| Average sale-to-list ratio | 97.2% | 97.1% | +0.1 pts |
| Median days on market | 68 | 68 | +1 |
| Months of supply | 3.4 | 3.9 | −12.7% |
| Listings with a price drop | 27% | 27% | −0.0 pts |
| Median sale price | $264,091 | $254,915 | +3.6% |
| Median price per sq ft | $150 | $146 | +2.7% |
| Homes sold | 11340 | 10752 | +5.5% |
The trend
Cities and towns in Louisiana
| City | Heat score | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Brownfields | 48 · Warm | 1 |
| Addis | 45 · Warm | 1 |
| Blanchard | 36 · Balanced | 1 |
| Ruston | 34 · Balanced | 1 |
| Monroe | 33 · Balanced | 3 |
| Prairieville | 32 · Balanced | 1 |
| Bayou Blue | 30 · Balanced | 1 |
| Gray | 30 · Balanced | 1 |
| Bossier City | 29 · Balanced | 3 |
| Harvey | 29 · Balanced | 1 |
| Schriever | 29 · Balanced | 1 |
| St. Gabriel | 28 · Balanced | 3 |
| Pineville | 28 · Balanced | 1 |
| Scott | 26 · Balanced | 1 |
| Youngsville | 26 · Balanced | 1 |
| Laplace | 25 · Balanced | 1 |
| Raceland | 25 · Balanced | 1 |
| Slidell | 25 · Balanced | 1 |
| Zachary | 25 · Balanced | 1 |
| Chalmette | 24 · Balanced | 1 |
| Thibodaux | 24 · Balanced | 1 |
| Baton Rouge | 23 · Balanced | 16 |
| Central | 23 · Balanced | 4 |
| Broussard | 23 · Balanced | 1 |
| Shreveport | 22 · Balanced | 9 |
| Lafayette | 22 · Balanced | 5 |
| Stonewall | 21 · Balanced | 1 |
| Natchitoches | 19 · Cool | 1 |
| Alexandria | 18 · Cool | 1 |
| Lacombe | 18 · Cool | 1 |
| Shenandoah | 18 · Cool | 1 |
| Metairie | 17 · Cool | 5 |
| Hammond | 17 · Cool | 2 |
| Terrytown | 17 · Cool | 1 |
| Lake Charles | 16 · Cool | 4 |
| New Orleans | 15 · Cool | 20 |
| Merrydale | 15 · Cool | 1 |
| Kenner | 13 · Cool | 2 |
| Arabi | 12 · Cool | 1 |
| Jefferson | 12 · Cool | 1 |
| Destrehan | 11 · Cool | 1 |
| Gretna | 11 · Cool | 1 |
| Grand Isle | 8 · Cool | 1 |
All 118 places, A to Z
Addis
Alexandria
Ama
Amelia
Arabi
Ashland
Baldwin
Ball
Barataria
Baton Rouge
Bayou Blue
Bayou Gauche
Belmont
Berwick
Blanchard
Boothville
Bossier City
Bourg
Boutte
Broussard
Brownfields
Cade
Calvin
Center Point
Centerville
Central
Chalmette
Charenton
Clarence
Clarks
Cullen
Delta
Destrehan
Dulac
Echo
Edgard
Elmwood
Empire
Estherwood
Fenton
Fisher
Forest
Fort Polk South
French Settlement
Garyville
Grambling
Gramercy
Grand Coteau
Grand Isle
Gray
Greenwood
Gretna
Hackberry
Hall Summit
Hammond
Harvey
Hayes
Hester
Hodge
Jean Lafitte
Jefferson
Kenner
Kilbourne
Lacassine
Lacombe
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Laplace
Lawtell
Leonville
Lutcher
Meraux
Mermentau
Merrydale
Metairie
Milton
Monroe
Natalbany
Natchitoches
New Llano
New Orleans
Norco
Paincourtville
Paradis
Paulina
Perry
Pine Prairie
Pineville
Powhatan
Prairieville
Raceland
Reddell
Reserve
Rosedale
Rosepine
Ruston
Schriever
Scott
Shenandoah
Shreveport
Simpson
Slidell
St. Gabriel
St. James
St. Rose
Start
Stonewall
Sun
Tangipahoa
Terrytown
Thibodaux
Turkey Creek
Union
Urania
Violet
Watson
Youngsville
Zachary
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Methodology
The heat score ranks an area against every other area of the same kind (ZIP codes against ZIP codes, cities against cities, states against states) on five measures from Redfin’s Data Center: the share of homes sold above list price (35%), the average sale-to-list ratio (20%), median days on market (20%, fewer is hotter), months of supply (15%, fewer is hotter) and the share of listings with a price drop (10%, fewer is hotter). Each measure is a percentile rank, and the score is their weighted average, from 0 to 100.
Figures cover a trailing three-month window, weighted by sales, and are compared with the same three months a year earlier: a single month in a small ZIP code can be a handful of sales. An area needs at least 30 sales in the last 12 months, 10 in the window, and the three core measures to be scored. Redfin doesn’t publish months of supply or price drops for ZIP codes, so ZIP scores use the measures available. City figures come from Redfin’s own city series where it publishes one, and otherwise from a sales-weighted roll-up of the city’s ZIP codes. ZIP codes are assigned to cities using the Census Bureau’s 2020 ZIP-to-place, town and county relationships, and named with the Postal Service’s city names from HUD’s crosswalk.
BindingOffers, “How hot is the Louisiana housing market? (May 2026)”, using data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. https://bindingoffers.com/market-pulse/la