Income needed to buy a home
Every county in Louisiana
In the middle county, Iberville Parish, the typical home takes $55,548 a year. Locals can afford the typical home in 33 of 64 counties.
| County | Typical home | Monthly cost | Income needed | Local median income | For locals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carroll Parish | $67,274 | $496 | $21,260 | $33,341 | Comfortable |
| Madison Parish | $84,105 | $620 | $26,555 | $35,456 | Within reach |
| Claiborne Parish | $96,921 | $710 | $30,411 | $32,831 | Right at the edge |
| Morehouse Parish | $101,156 | $760 | $32,578 | $39,454 | Within reach |
| Bienville Parish | $107,459 | $785 | $33,660 | $35,011 | Right at the edge |
| Winn Parish | $113,142 | $822 | $35,218 | $48,871 | Within reach |
| Evangeline Parish | $115,919 | $853 | $36,571 | $41,915 | Within reach |
| Jackson Parish | $118,959 | $869 | $37,241 | $44,925 | Within reach |
| Concordia Parish | $118,207 | $870 | $37,297 | $39,943 | Right at the edge |
| Webster Parish | $119,979 | $882 | $37,779 | $41,182 | Right at the edge |
| Allen Parish | $121,325 | $897 | $38,441 | $46,469 | Within reach |
| Catahoula Parish | $127,768 | $934 | $40,036 | $50,275 | Within reach |
| Franklin Parish | $128,611 | $941 | $40,337 | $47,020 | Within reach |
| St. Mary Parish | $126,842 | $941 | $40,343 | $52,576 | Within reach |
| Avoyelles Parish | $131,336 | $958 | $41,041 | $39,325 | Right at the edge |
| West Carroll Parish | $137,183 | $990 | $42,413 | $49,134 | Within reach |
| Caldwell Parish | $137,349 | $1,009 | $43,263 | $47,028 | Right at the edge |
| St. Landry Parish | $139,485 | $1,020 | $43,717 | $44,462 | Right at the edge |
| Washington Parish | $142,625 | $1,045 | $44,803 | $45,380 | Right at the edge |
| Iberia Parish | $148,089 | $1,097 | $47,027 | $56,961 | Within reach |
| LaSalle Parish | $149,541 | $1,098 | $47,061 | $68,497 | Comfortable |
| Tensas Parish | $150,221 | $1,108 | $47,500 | $36,615 | A stretch |
| Acadia Parish | $155,079 | $1,149 | $49,241 | $45,562 | Right at the edge |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | $154,789 | $1,158 | $49,647 | $57,341 | Within reach |
| Red River Parish | $159,198 | $1,159 | $49,685 | $49,167 | Right at the edge |
| Caddo Parish | $154,233 | $1,183 | $50,708 | $50,705 | Right at the edge |
| Union Parish | $163,654 | $1,206 | $51,707 | $42,885 | A stretch |
| Vermilion Parish | $165,863 | $1,224 | $52,464 | $55,707 | Right at the edge |
| Grant Parish | $168,604 | $1,245 | $53,361 | $64,016 | Within reach |
| Vernon Parish | $173,066 | $1,268 | $54,353 | $57,270 | Right at the edge |
| St. Martin Parish | $172,136 | $1,273 | $54,565 | $55,960 | Right at the edge |
| Richland Parish | $176,982 | $1,292 | $55,368 | $53,544 | Right at the edge |
| Iberville Parish | $175,217 | $1,296 | $55,548 | $54,000 | Right at the edge |
| St. Helena Parish | $184,627 | $1,332 | $57,081 | $41,934 | A stretch |
| Assumption Parish | $181,323 | $1,345 | $57,626 | $51,423 | A stretch |
| Rapides Parish | $179,592 | $1,348 | $57,756 | $54,967 | Right at the edge |
| Natchitoches Parish | $181,735 | $1,352 | $57,933 | $46,292 | A stretch |
| Terrebonne Parish | $182,021 | $1,354 | $58,024 | $64,836 | Within reach |
| Lafourche Parish | $185,729 | $1,385 | $59,352 | $63,135 | Right at the edge |
| Ouachita Parish | $183,931 | $1,387 | $59,427 | $54,688 | Right at the edge |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | $192,242 | $1,417 | $60,726 | $65,961 | Right at the edge |
| Sabine Parish | $194,612 | $1,423 | $60,988 | $50,329 | A stretch |
| Calcasieu Parish | $201,265 | $1,509 | $64,661 | $67,564 | Right at the edge |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | $202,689 | $1,512 | $64,779 | $66,630 | Right at the edge |
| Beauregard Parish | $207,955 | $1,515 | $64,909 | $65,944 | Right at the edge |
| De Soto Parish | $211,373 | $1,557 | $66,746 | $48,578 | A stretch |
| St. Bernard Parish | $213,864 | $1,580 | $67,724 | $58,651 | A stretch |
| St. James Parish | $211,641 | $1,587 | $68,025 | $65,531 | Right at the edge |
| East Feliciana Parish | $225,520 | $1,639 | $70,263 | $73,085 | Right at the edge |
| Tangipahoa Parish | $226,919 | $1,678 | $71,898 | $56,760 | A stretch |
| Lincoln Parish | $224,584 | $1,681 | $72,049 | $39,172 | Far off |
| Cameron Parish | $238,575 | $1,780 | $76,299 | $75,278 | Right at the edge |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | $235,511 | $1,797 | $77,026 | $63,071 | A stretch |
| Lafayette Parish | $238,041 | $1,805 | $77,369 | $67,451 | A stretch |
| Bossier Parish | $245,197 | $1,878 | $80,492 | $69,617 | A stretch |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | $250,761 | $1,880 | $80,563 | $87,299 | Right at the edge |
| Livingston Parish | $253,849 | $1,898 | $81,347 | $80,122 | Right at the edge |
| Orleans Parish | $243,912 | $1,906 | $81,691 | $56,631 | Far off |
| St. Charles Parish | $269,122 | $2,034 | $87,164 | $80,897 | Right at the edge |
| Jefferson Parish | $270,002 | $2,047 | $87,728 | $65,252 | A stretch |
| Plaquemines Parish | $276,256 | $2,062 | $88,389 | $86,315 | Right at the edge |
| St. Tammany Parish | $283,786 | $2,186 | $93,667 | $81,202 | A stretch |
| Ascension Parish | $310,135 | $2,335 | $100,093 | $91,549 | Right at the edge |
| West Feliciana Parish | $386,113 | $2,881 | $123,469 | $77,452 | Far off |
10% down, 7.40% 30-year fixed, housing at 28% of gross income. How it works.