New Orleans, LA Housing


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The housing market in New Orleans, LA is highly competitive. The median value of a home in the city is $256,000, which is significantly lower than the national median value of $338,100. Over the past year, houses in New Orleans have appreciated by 6.11%, which is slightly less than the national average appreciation rate of 8.27%. This can be attributed to the increasing demand for homes in the area and limited inventory available. With an attractive combination of affordability and strong potential for appreciation, New Orleans offers an attractive option for prospective homebuyers.

The median home cost in New Orleans is $256,000. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 74.3%. Home Appreciation in New Orleans is up 9.2%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of New Orleans real estate is 60 years old
The Rental Market in New Orleans
- Renters make up 41.8% of the New Orleans population
- 2.9% of houses and apartments in New Orleans, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingNew Orleans, LouisianaUnited States
  193,376.0139,647,020.0
  6342
  $256,000$338,100
  9.2%16.6%
  33.6%57.0%
  74.3%101.1%
  $7.62$10.98
  $1,947$2,690
  38.9%57.4%
  19.0%11.2%
  42.1%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  2.9%1.9%
  0.7%0.4%
  0.8%0.7%
  0.3%0.4%
  4.7%3.6%
  9.7%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  1.6%2.6%
  0.7%2.4%
  1.3%2.8%
  1.8%3.9%
  4.2%4.5%
  11.6%11.3%
  17.1%13.0%
  20.4%20.1%
  13.4%13.6%
  8.3%8.3%
  11.4%9.7%
  3.8%3.9%
  2.8%2.2%
  0.6%0.8%
  0.8%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.1%0.2%
  6.9%13.6%
  6.9%13.6%
  3.3%13.6%
  7.6%13.2%
  13.9%14.8%
  3.3%13.6%
  12.1%10.0%
  7.3%4.7%
  33.4%12.2%
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Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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