State rental market analysis · LA
Louisiana rental markets
24 tracked cities over 20,000 population, 16 ranked and summarized by their median Overall. Every number traces to Census, Zillow and BLS. All states ranked →
Browse every Louisiana ZIP Code area → · the full server-rendered index for this state.
Part of the West South Central Census division (South region).
The honest read
Louisiana ranks #41 of 51 states for rental investing, with a median Overall of 40.5/100 across its ranked cities, below the national median. 16 ranked cities roll up into this grade.
A state grade is the median of its ranked cities, a screen for where to look, not underwriting. Open any city below for its full shown-math breakdown, or run a specific deal through the cap rate and cash-flow calculators.
Where it ranks, factor by factor
Every value is the median across the 16 ranked cities in this state. The national rank compares all 51 states on that one factor; the engine already flips inverted factors (affordability, low unemployment) so a better rank always means a better market. Each factor sits in one of the model’s three categories (Cash Flow, Growth, or Stability); this is a representative summary, and the full thirteen-factor breakdown is on each city’s page. Full methodology.
| Factor | Category | State value | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross rent yield | Cash Flow | 8.1% | not measured |
| Rent growth | Growth | 3.6% | not measured |
| Home value growth | Growth | 0.3% | not measured |
| Population growth | Growth | -0.6% | not measured |
| Job growth | Growth | -0.1% | not measured |
| Price-to-income | Cash Flow | 4.0× | not measured |
| Unemployment | Stability | 3.8% | not measured |
| Rental demand | Stability | 46% renters · 878.9% vacancy | not measured |
| Income growth | Growth | 5.1% | not measured |
Every city in Louisiana, ranked
Led by Slidell at 55/100. Click any column to re-sort; every city links to its full shown-math breakdown.
| LA rank | City | Grade | Cash Flow | Growth | Stability | Typical home value | Gross yield | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slidell | 55 | A | C | D | $223,090 | 7.8% | #537 |
| 2 | Lafayette | 53 | A | D | C | $227,080 | 7.0% | #633 |
| 3 | Hammond | 52 | B | B | D | $225,024 | 6.9% | #665 |
| 4 med | Central | 52 | A | D | C | $270,700 | 6.1% | #675 |
| 5 | Ruston | 51 | B | D | B | $229,937 | 6.8% | #686 |
| 6 | Lake Charles | 47 | A | D | D | $206,355 | 7.6% | #908 |
| 7 | Monroe | 47 | A | D | C | $155,007 | 12.2% | #937 |
| 8 | Bossier City | 46 | A | D | C | $231,618 | 7.8% | #973 |
| 9 | New Iberia | 41 | A | F | D | $151,501 | 9.6% | #1251 |
| 10 | Houma | 40 | A | F | B | $189,195 | 8.4% | #1272 |
| 11 | Alexandria | 39 | A | F | C | $146,607 | 9.1% | #1309 |
| 12 | Shreveport | 35 | A | F | D | $146,721 | 9.7% | #1496 |
| 13 | Sulphur | 35 | A | F | D | $203,049 | 7.5% | #1515 |
| 14 | New Orleans | 33 | B | F | D | $245,144 | 8.1% | #1562 |
| 15 | Baton Rouge | 32 | B | F | D | $233,136 | 7.1% | #1614 |
| 16 | Kenner | 30 | B | F | D | $273,203 | 7.1% | #1639 |
Data as of: Zillow ZHVI/ZORI through the latest monthly release · Census ACS 5-yr 2019–2023 · Census PEP July 2024 · BLS LAUS county 2023 annual. Generated 2026-09-01. Methodology & limitations · underwrite any specific deal with the free calculators.
Limited-data cities in Louisiana
These 8 cities lack enough measured factors to rank, so they are excluded from the state grade; their pages show exactly what could be measured.
ZIP markets in Louisiana
539 Census ZIP Codes (ZCTAs) in Louisiana · 303 data-eligible for subscores. These are sub-city government areas ranked separately from the Louisiana city table. The overall Rental Investor ZIP Score leaderboard leads; the two component subscores (affordability, rental-market context) follow as independent percentiles. ZIP ranks are shown within the ZIP universe only, never mixed with, and not directly comparable to, city ranks. Vintage: the Key metric column is Census ACS 2020–2024 (5-year), a newer release than the ACS 2019–2023 figures the city table above uses; the same measure can legitimately disagree between the two.
Best overall ZIP Codes in Louisiana
Ranked by the overall Rental Investor ZIP Score. The # is each ZIP Code's canonical LA state rank; the smaller figure is its national rank. Separate from the Louisiana city table and not directly comparable to it.
| LA rank | ZIP Code | Overallgrade · national | Key metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 70726Denham Springs | A 77#22 nat | 6.5%Survey yield |
| #2 | 70737Gonzales | A 75#74 nat | 7.1%Survey yield |
| #3 | 70785Walker | A 69#653 nat | 5.1%Survey yield |
| #4 | 70754Livingston | A 68#785 nat | 7.8%Survey yield |
| #5 | 70719Brusly | A 68#906 nat | 5.7%Survey yield |
| #6 | 70769Prairieville | A 67#1,205 nat | 5.1%Survey yield |
| #7 | 70734 | A 66#1,279 nat | 3.0%Survey yield |
| #8 | 70466Natalbany | A 65#1,649 nat | 6.8%Survey yield |
| #9 | 70706Watson | A 64#1,869 nat | 5.3%Survey yield |
| #10 | 70710Addis | A 64#2,006 nat | 6.2%Survey yield |
| #11 | 70767Erwinville | B 63#2,169 nat | 4.9%Survey yield |
| #12 | 70744Montpelier | B 63#2,231 nat | 7.7%Survey yield |
Top affordability ZIP Codes in Louisiana
State-scoped leaders on the affordability subscore only (national rank shown is within that subscore’s data-eligible universe). Substantially an inverse housing-cost signal: a component of the overall score, not a predicted return.
| # | ZIP Code | Affordability | Key metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71237Epps | 99#14 nat | 16.6%Survey yield |
| 2 | 71202Monroe | 99#22 nat | 12.2%Survey yield |
| 3 | 71462Noble | 98#23 nat | 12.0%Survey yield |
| 4 | 71480Urania | 98#23 nat | 12.1%Survey yield |
| 5 | 70802Baton Rouge | 98#26 nat | 11.7%Survey yield |
| 6 | 71108Shreveport | 98#26 nat | 18.2%Survey yield |
| 7 | 70812Merrydale | 98#31 nat | 11.3%Survey yield |
| 8 | 71469Natchitoches | 98#31 nat | 13.1%Survey yield |
| 9 | 71247Hodge | 98#35 nat | 11.1%Survey yield |
| 10 | 71109Shreveport | 98#40 nat | 11.2%Survey yield |
| 11 | 71341Hessmer | 98#40 nat | 10.7%Survey yield |
| 12 | 70456Roseland | 97#48 nat | 10.3%Survey yield |
Deepest rental-market ZIP Codes in Louisiana
State-scoped leaders on the rental-market-context subscore only (national rank shown is within that subscore’s data-eligible universe). Rental depth/tightness: a separate component, never combined here with affordability.
| # | ZIP Code | Rental market | Key metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 70554Reddell | 79#382 nat | 6.8%Survey yield |
| 2 | 71261Mer Rouge | 78#445 nat | 7.6%Survey yield |
| 3 | 71001Arcadia | 78#510 nat | 7.9%Survey yield |
| 4 | 70501Lafayette | 77#648 nat | 9.6%Survey yield |
| 5 | 71021Cullen | 76#711 nat | 8.1%Survey yield |
| 6 | 70526Crowley | 76#803 nat | 4.6%Survey yield |
| 7 | 71416 | 74#1,081 nat | 7.8%Survey yield |
| 8 | 71411Campti | 74#1,100 nat | 5.6%Survey yield |
| 9 | 70346Donaldsonville | 74#1,182 nat | 5.8%Survey yield |
| 10 | 71269Start | 73#1,375 nat | 7.5%Survey yield |
| 11 | 71266Pioneer | 72#1,468 nat | 8.2%Survey yield |
| 12 | 71418Banks Springs | 72#1,593 nat | 9.8%Survey yield |