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Cities in Louisiana by median gross rent (monthly)

Youngsville, LA had the highest median gross rent (monthly) of 35 cities in 2021, at $1,385. Crowley, LA had the lowest, at $573. The median was $874 and the figure for Louisiana was $923. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,385Youngsville, LA
Lowest573Crowley, LA
Median87435 cities
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All cities, 2021

Youngsville, LA: 1,385 USDYoungsville, LA1,385Zachary, LA: 1,330 USDZachary, LA1,330Gonzales, LA: 1,279 USDGonzales, LA1,279Mandeville, LA: 1,219 USDMandeville, LA1,219Slidell, LA: 1,191 USDSlidell, LA1,191Covington, LA: 1,178 USDCovington, LA1,178Central, LA: 1,095 USDCentral, LA1,095New Orleans, LA: 1,079 USDNew Orleans, LA1,079Kenner, LA: 992 USDKenner, LA992Bossier City, LA: 983 USDBossier City, LA983Baker, LA: 982 USDBaker, LA982Lafayette, LA: 948 USDLafayette, LA948Sulphur, LA: 940 USDSulphur, LA940Baton Rouge, LA: 937 USDBaton Rouge, LA937Broussard, LA: 930 USDBroussard, LA930Gretna, LA: 919 USDGretna, LA919Lake Charles, LA: 892 USDLake Charles, LA892Thibodaux, LA: 874 USDThibodaux, LA874Alexandria, LA: 868 USDAlexandria, LA868Shreveport, LA: 867 USDShreveport, LA867Hammond, LA: 842 USDHammond, LA842Houma, LA: 838 USDHouma, LA838Morgan City, LA: 814 USDMorgan City, LA814Carencro, LA: 800 USDCarencro, LA800New Iberia, LA: 792 USDNew Iberia, LA792Ruston, LA: 769 USDRuston, LA769Minden, LA: 763 USDMinden, LA763West Monroe, LA: 760 USDWest Monroe, LA760Pineville, LA: 757 USDPineville, LA757Monroe, LA: 729 USDMonroe, LA729Bogalusa, LA: 696 USDBogalusa, LA696Abbeville, LA: 695 USDAbbeville, LA695Natchitoches, LA: 689 USDNatchitoches, LA689Opelousas, LA: 658 USDOpelousas, LA658Crowley, LA: 573 USDCrowley, LA573Youngsville, LA: 1,385 USDYoungsville, LA1,385Zachary, LA: 1,330 USDZachary, LA1,330Gonzales, LA: 1,279 USDGonzales, LA1,279Mandeville, LA: 1,219 USDMandeville, LA1,219Slidell, LA: 1,191 USDSlidell, LA1,191Covington, LA: 1,178 USDCovington, LA1,178Central, LA: 1,095 USDCentral, LA1,095New Orleans, LA: 1,079 USDNew Orleans, LA1,079Kenner, LA: 992 USDKenner, LA992Bossier City, LA: 983 USDBossier City, LA983Baker, LA: 982 USDBaker, LA982Lafayette, LA: 948 USDLafayette, LA948Sulphur, LA: 940 USDSulphur, LA940Baton Rouge, LA: 937 USDBaton Rouge, LA937Broussard, LA: 930 USDBroussard, LA930Gretna, LA: 919 USDGretna, LA919Lake Charles, LA: 892 USDLake Charles, LA892Thibodaux, LA: 874 USDThibodaux, LA874Alexandria, LA: 868 USDAlexandria, LA868Shreveport, LA: 867 USDShreveport, LA867Hammond, LA: 842 USDHammond, LA842Houma, LA: 838 USDHouma, LA838Morgan City, LA: 814 USDMorgan City, LA814Carencro, LA: 800 USDCarencro, LA800New Iberia, LA: 792 USDNew Iberia, LA792Ruston, LA: 769 USDRuston, LA769Minden, LA: 763 USDMinden, LA763West Monroe, LA: 760 USDWest Monroe, LA760Pineville, LA: 757 USDPineville, LA757Monroe, LA: 729 USDMonroe, LA729Bogalusa, LA: 696 USDBogalusa, LA696Abbeville, LA: 695 USDAbbeville, LA695Natchitoches, LA: 689 USDNatchitoches, LA689Opelousas, LA: 658 USDOpelousas, LA658Crowley, LA: 573 USDCrowley, LA573
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Youngsville, LA1,385
2Zachary, LA1,330
3Gonzales, LA1,279
4Mandeville, LA1,219
5Slidell, LA1,191
6Covington, LA1,178
7Central, LA1,095
8New Orleans, LA1,079
9Kenner, LA992
10Bossier City, LA983
11Baker, LA982
12Lafayette, LA948
13Sulphur, LA940
14Baton Rouge, LA937
15Broussard, LA930
16Gretna, LA919
17Lake Charles, LA892
18Thibodaux, LA874
19Alexandria, LA868
20Shreveport, LA867
21Hammond, LA842
22Houma, LA838
23Morgan City, LA814
24Carencro, LA800
25New Iberia, LA792
26Ruston, LA769
27Minden, LA763
28West Monroe, LA760
29Pineville, LA757
30Monroe, LA729
31Bogalusa, LA696
32Abbeville, LA695
33Natchitoches, LA689
34Opelousas, LA658
35Crowley, LA573

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent of renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars of the last year of the period.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels paid by the renter.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A median, not an average, of what all renters pay, including long-standing leases, so it is lower than asking rents for new listings.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Louisiana by median gross rent (monthly), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/louisiana-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Louisiana by median gross rent (monthly), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/louisiana-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by median gross rent (monthly), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25064.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-gross-rent/louisiana-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest median gross rent (monthly)?

Youngsville, LA, with $1,385 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest median gross rent (monthly)?

Crowley, LA, with $573 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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