25 Small Towns in Louisiana With the Cheapest Homes
Ranked by median home value among 109 towns of 500–10,000 people in Louisiana. #1 is Richwood, LA (median home $53,000).
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25Franklin, Louisiana
Median home $104,400
Franklin is a city of 6,728 people in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $104,400 and the median household earns $39,518, so homes cost 2.6× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $814.
6,728 people · St. Mary Parish · median home $104,400 · income $39,518 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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24Ville Platte, Louisiana
Median home $101,200
Ville Platte is a city of 6,303 people in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $101,200 and the median household earns $28,361, so homes cost 3.6× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $656.
6,303 people · Evangeline Parish · median home $101,200 · income $28,361 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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23St. Martinville, Louisiana
Median home $100,100
St. Martinville is a city of 5,379 people in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $100,100 and the median household earns $36,130, so homes cost 2.8× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $765.
5,379 people · St. Martin Parish · median home $100,100 · income $36,130 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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22Chauvin, Louisiana
Median home $99,600
Chauvin is a community of 2,575 people in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $99,600 and the median household earns $52,619, so homes cost 1.9× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $833.
2,575 people · Terrebonne Parish · median home $99,600 · income $52,619 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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21Rayville, Louisiana
Median home $99,100
Rayville is a town of 3,347 people in Richland Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $99,100 and the median household earns $27,273, so homes cost 3.6× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $907.
3,347 people · Richland Parish · median home $99,100 · income $27,273 · Jan low 38°F · 1 in snow
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20Oakdale, Louisiana
Median home $98,700
Oakdale is a city of 6,692 people in Allen Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $98,700 and the median household earns $42,540, so homes cost 2.3× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $873.
6,692 people · Allen Parish · median home $98,700 · income $42,540 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow
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19Jeanerette, Louisiana
Median home $98,200
Jeanerette is a city of 4,813 people in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $98,200 and the median household earns $43,438, so homes cost 2.3× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $779.
4,813 people · Iberia Parish · median home $98,200 · income $43,438 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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18Springhill, Louisiana
Median home $97,500
Springhill is a city of 4,801 people in Webster Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $97,500 and the median household earns $37,250, so homes cost 2.6× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $764.
4,801 people · Webster Parish · median home $97,500 · income $37,250 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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17Church Point, Louisiana
Median home $96,700
Church Point is a town of 4,179 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $96,700 and the median household earns $46,087, so homes cost 2.1× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $862.
4,179 people · Acadia Parish · median home $96,700 · income $46,087 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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16Bridge City, Louisiana
Median home $95,700
Bridge City is a community of 7,219 people in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $95,700 and the median household earns $57,031, so homes cost 1.7× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $1,281.
7,219 people · Jefferson Parish · median home $95,700 · income $57,031 · Jan low 47°F · 0 in snow
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15Arcadia, Louisiana
Median home $93,700
Arcadia is a town of 2,746 people in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $93,700 and the median household earns $24,860, so homes cost 3.8× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $705.
2,746 people · Bienville Parish · median home $93,700 · income $24,860 · Jan low 36°F · 1 in snow
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14Bunkie, Louisiana
Median home $93,300
Bunkie is a city of 3,346 people in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $93,300 and the median household earns $22,267, so homes cost 4.2× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $828.
3,346 people · Avoyelles Parish · median home $93,300 · income $22,267 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow
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13Winnsboro, Louisiana
Median home $92,200
Winnsboro is a city of 4,862 people in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $92,200 and the median household earns $35,573, so homes cost 2.6× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $731.
4,862 people · Franklin Parish · median home $92,200 · income $35,573 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow
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12Bastrop, Louisiana
Median home $87,800
Bastrop is a city of 9,691 people in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $87,800 and the median household earns $32,605, so homes cost 2.7× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $839.
9,691 people · Morehouse Parish · median home $87,800 · income $32,605 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow
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11Mamou, Louisiana
Median home $86,500

Photo: Nick Spitzer, for US National Park Service (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Mamou is a town of 2,936 people in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $86,500 and the median household earns $24,808, so homes cost 3.5× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $521.
2,936 people · Evangeline Parish · median home $86,500 · income $24,808 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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10Ferriday, Louisiana
Median home $84,800

Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Ferriday is a town of 3,189 people in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $84,800 and the median household earns $28,467, so homes cost 3.0× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $765.
3,189 people · Concordia Parish · median home $84,800 · income $28,467 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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9Lake Arthur, Louisiana
Median home $83,600
Lake Arthur is a town of 2,595 people in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $83,600 and the median household earns $53,920, so homes cost 1.6× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $723.
2,595 people · Jefferson Davis Parish · median home $83,600 · income $53,920 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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8Homer, Louisiana
Median home $80,700
Homer is a town of 2,747 people in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $80,700 and the median household earns $23,160, so homes cost 3.5× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $729.
2,747 people · Claiborne Parish · median home $80,700 · income $23,160 · Jan low 32°F · 1 in snow
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7Winnfield, Louisiana
Median home $80,500
Winnfield is a city of 4,153 people in Winn Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $80,500 and the median household earns $42,318, so homes cost 1.9× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $783.
4,153 people · Winn Parish · median home $80,500 · income $42,318 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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6Jonesboro, Louisiana
Median home $80,300
Jonesboro is a town of 4,106 people in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $80,300 and the median household earns $41,786, so homes cost 1.9× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $705.
4,106 people · Jackson Parish · median home $80,300 · income $41,786 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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5Tallulah, Louisiana
Median home $79,300
Tallulah is a city of 6,286 people in Madison Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $79,300 and the median household earns $33,419, so homes cost 2.4× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $650.
6,286 people · Madison Parish · median home $79,300 · income $33,419 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow
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4Brownsville, Louisiana
Median home $74,700
Brownsville is a community of 4,353 people in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $74,700 and the median household earns $35,526, so homes cost 2.1× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $857.
4,353 people · Ouachita Parish · median home $74,700 · income $35,526 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow
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3Vivian, Louisiana
Median home $62,700
Vivian is a town of 3,073 people in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $62,700 and the median household earns $22,237, so homes cost 2.8× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $726.
3,073 people · Caddo Parish · median home $62,700 · income $22,237 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow
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2Bawcomville, Louisiana
Median home $61,500
Bawcomville is a community of 3,472 people in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $61,500 and the median household earns $24,929, so homes cost 2.5× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $945.
3,472 people · Ouachita Parish · median home $61,500 · income $24,929 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow
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1Richwood, Louisiana
Median home $53,000
Richwood is a town of 3,881 people in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $53,000 and the median household earns $31,680, so homes cost 1.7× income (typical Louisiana town: 3.0×). Median rent is $978.
3,881 people · Ouachita Parish · median home $53,000 · income $31,680 · Jan low 35°F · 1 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)