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Median Home Price in Carencro, LA

The median home value in Carencro, LA is $220,581 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.51% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$220,581

Year-over-Year

+2.51%

Population

13,985

Carencro ranks #16 of 36 Louisiana cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 7.8% above the state's city median of $204,702. It sits in Lafayette Parish, where the county-wide median is $238,289.

Housing affordability in Carencro

Median household income in Carencro is $63,401, so the typical home value is about 3.5× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Carencro

Carencro police recorded a violent crime rate of 415 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 2,024 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Carencro

What is the average home price in Carencro, LA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Carencro, that value is $220,581. That's up 2.51% from a year earlier. It is about 7.8% above the typical Louisiana city tracked here.

Is Carencro expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Carencro are cheaper than Lafayette Parish as a whole, where the median is $238,289 — a difference of about 7.4%.

Is Carencro affordable?

Median household income here is $63,401, so the typical home value is about 3.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Carencro a safe place to live?

Carencro police reported 415 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 13,985. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.