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Louisiana: cities where rent takes the smallest share of income

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Louisiana: Broussard has the lowest share of income going to rent (10.4%) among the 80 largest places.
New Orleans (371,853 residents)Baton Rouge (222,771 residents)Shreveport (180,982 residents)Metairie (139,729 residents)Lafayette (121,715 residents)Lake Charles (81,143 residents)Kenner (64,904 residents)Bossier City (62,901 residents)Monroe (47,004 residents)Alexandria (44,060 residents)Prairieville (35,238 residents)Marrero (32,540 residents)Houma (32,392 residents)Central (29,783 residents)Slidell (28,561 residents)Laplace (28,343 residents)New Iberia (27,571 residents)Terrytown (24,726 residents)Chalmette (22,616 residents)Ruston (22,284 residents)Hammond (21,539 residents)Bayou Cane (21,253 residents)Harvey (20,915 residents)Sulphur (20,775 residents)Zachary (19,952 residents)Shenandoah (17,998 residents)Natchitoches (17,577 residents)Youngsville (17,427 residents)Gretna (17,389 residents)Estelle (16,341 residents)Thibodaux (15,732 residents)Opelousas (15,495 residents)Broussard (14,322 residents)Pineville (14,160 residents)Luling (13,960 residents)River Ridge (13,312 residents)Claiborne (13,308 residents)Gonzales (13,108 residents)Mandeville (12,946 residents)West Monroe (12,729 residents)Moss Bluff (12,482 residents)Baker (12,253 residents)Gardere (12,223 residents)Bayou Blue (12,218 residents)Woodmere (11,879 residents)Covington (11,658 residents)Destrehan (11,619 residents)Carencro (11,619 residents)Minden (11,455 residents)Crowley (11,422 residents)Waggaman (11,330 residents)Morgan City (11,064 residents)Abbeville (11,003 residents)Belle Chasse (10,934 residents)Timberlane (10,886 residents)Bogalusa (10,468 residents)DeRidder (9,763 residents)Jefferson (9,703 residents)Raceland (9,585 residents)Jennings (9,553 residents)Merrydale (9,490 residents)Denham Springs (9,323 residents)Eunice (9,239 residents)Bastrop (9,232 residents)Oak Hills Place (9,038 residents)Harahan (8,904 residents)Scott (8,609 residents)Westwego (8,335 residents)Village St. George (8,273 residents)Meraux (7,918 residents)Fort Polk South (7,869 residents)Old Jefferson (7,860 residents)Ponchatoula (7,808 residents)Reserve (7,791 residents)Eden Isle (7,683 residents)St. Rose (7,644 residents)Breaux Bridge (7,501 residents)Bridge City (7,297 residents)Addis (7,252 residents)Prien (7,119 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

Broussard#1
10.4%yearly rent as share of income
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Ranking

CITY (80 largest of Louisiana) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 80 largest places in Louisiana, Broussard has the lowest share of income going to rent (10.4%), followed by Raceland and Shenandoah. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 80 places in Louisiana that we cover, the median is 22.1% and the average 22.2%; the figure runs from 10.4% (Broussard) to 37.9% (Merrydale). That is a spread of 3.6 times between the two ends.

How to use it

The first five are Broussard, Raceland, Shenandoah, St. Rose, Addis. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Yearly rent as share of income ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅Median rent ⇅
1BroussardLafayette Parish10.4%14,322$116,179$1,010
2Raceland (unincorporated)Lafourche Parish12.5%9,585$60,286$629
3Shenandoah (unincorporated)East Baton Rouge Parish13.5%17,998$107,021$1,201
4St. Rose (unincorporated)Saint Charles Parish13.9%7,644$74,075$856
5AddisWest Baton Rouge Parish14.1%7,252$108,041$1,273
6YoungsvilleLafayette Parish14.5%17,427$105,876$1,278
7Prairieville (unincorporated)Ascension Parish15.1%35,238$104,923$1,324
8Belle Chasse (unincorporated)Plaquemines Parish15.5%10,934$115,012$1,485
9River Ridge (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish16.0%13,312$84,336$1,127
10HarahanJefferson Parish16.3%8,904$79,516$1,082
11Meraux (unincorporated)Saint Bernard Parish16.7%7,918$76,021$1,055
12Destrehan (unincorporated)Saint Charles Parish16.7%11,619$90,509$1,257
13Denham SpringsLivingston Parish17.0%9,323$71,569$1,014
14Moss Bluff (unincorporated)Calcasieu Parish17.3%12,482$92,036$1,324
15CentralEast Baton Rouge Parish17.5%29,783$89,554$1,309
16Old Jefferson (unincorporated)East Baton Rouge Parish17.7%7,860$92,075$1,357
17Prien (unincorporated)Calcasieu Parish17.8%7,119$87,292$1,292
18Bayou Cane (unincorporated)Terrebonne Parish17.8%21,253$74,350$1,101
19CarencroLafayette Parish17.9%11,619$63,401$944
20PonchatoulaTangipahoa Parish17.9%7,808$51,161$762
21Village St. George (unincorporated)East Baton Rouge Parish18.1%8,273$96,364$1,451
22MandevilleSaint Tammany Parish18.1%12,946$94,405$1,422
23Oak Hills Place (unincorporated)East Baton Rouge Parish18.5%9,038$92,306$1,422
24DeRidderBeauregard Parish19.2%9,763$59,801$958
25Metairie (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish19.3%139,729$73,042$1,175
26SulphurCalcasieu Parish19.3%20,775$61,760$994
27Morgan CitySaint Mary Parish19.5%11,064$56,474$917
28Claiborne (unincorporated)Ouachita Parish20.0%13,308$72,420$1,206
29West MonroeOuachita Parish20.1%12,729$49,386$826
30Eden Isle (unincorporated)Saint Tammany Parish20.3%7,683$78,426$1,328
31Bayou Blue (unincorporated)Lafourche Parish20.8%12,218$63,958$1,107
32LafayetteLafayette Parish21.3%121,715$61,915$1,100
33ZacharyEast Baton Rouge Parish21.7%19,952$84,480$1,527
34BakerEast Baton Rouge Parish21.8%12,253$54,750$993
35JenningsJefferson Davis Parish21.8%9,553$48,558$881
36HoumaTerrebonne Parish21.8%32,392$58,194$1,058
37Woodmere (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish21.9%11,879$75,828$1,382
38PinevilleRapides Parish21.9%14,160$49,774$910
39Estelle (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish21.9%16,341$78,869$1,442
40CovingtonSaint Tammany Parish22.1%11,658$75,851$1,396
41KennerJefferson Parish22.1%64,904$64,020$1,179
42ThibodauxLafourche Parish22.1%15,732$52,072$960
43Breaux BridgeSaint Martin Parish22.4%7,501$47,806$891
44ScottLafayette Parish22.4%8,609$56,299$1,052
45Lake CharlesCalcasieu Parish22.5%81,143$59,235$1,109
46Fort Polk South (unincorporated)Vernon Parish22.6%7,869$63,800$1,202
47New IberiaIberia Parish22.8%27,571$47,087$894
48Jefferson (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish23.0%9,703$57,235$1,097
49SlidellSaint Tammany Parish23.4%28,561$70,497$1,375
50Laplace (unincorporated)Saint John the Baptist Parish23.5%28,343$69,030$1,351
51AlexandriaRapides Parish23.7%44,060$47,113$931
52Bossier CityBossier Parish23.8%62,901$55,819$1,107
53GonzalesAscension Parish23.8%13,108$75,451$1,497
54Chalmette (unincorporated)Saint Bernard Parish24.3%22,616$54,904$1,110
55ShreveportCaddo Parish24.3%180,982$48,699$987
56CrowleyAcadia Parish24.9%11,422$28,642$594
57Gardere (unincorporated)East Baton Rouge Parish25.1%12,223$55,409$1,157
58Luling (unincorporated)Saint Charles Parish25.5%13,960$76,539$1,625
59Baton RougeEast Baton Rouge Parish25.6%222,771$49,994$1,067
60NatchitochesNatchitoches Parish25.9%17,577$37,133$802
61OpelousasSaint Landry Parish26.1%15,495$32,964$717
62MonroeOuachita Parish26.2%47,004$40,505$886
63Timberlane (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish26.3%10,886$65,901$1,443
64Terrytown (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish26.3%24,726$51,718$1,135
65HammondTangipahoa Parish26.4%21,539$48,166$1,061
66Waggaman (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish26.5%11,330$68,374$1,510
67New OrleansOrleans Parish26.5%371,853$56,631$1,251
68Bridge City (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish27.0%7,297$57,031$1,281
69EuniceSaint Landry Parish27.1%9,239$35,436$799
70WestwegoJefferson Parish27.2%8,335$46,261$1,049
71Harvey (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish29.3%20,915$48,774$1,190
72GretnaJefferson Parish29.5%17,389$43,110$1,060
73Reserve (unincorporated)Saint John the Baptist Parish29.9%7,791$55,450$1,381
74BogalusaWashington Parish29.9%10,468$30,749$767
75AbbevilleVermilion Parish30.1%11,003$33,015$829
76Marrero (unincorporated)Jefferson Parish30.2%32,540$41,402$1,042
77BastropMorehouse Parish30.9%9,232$32,605$839
78MindenWebster Parish31.3%11,455$34,294$895
79RustonLincoln Parish31.5%22,284$31,120$816
80Merrydale (unincorporated)East Baton Rouge Parish37.9%9,490$41,500$1,311

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FAQ

Which Louisiana city has the lowest share of income going to rent?

Broussard, with 10.4% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 80 largest places in Louisiana by population.

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