The median home value in Gretna, LA is $244,622 as of 2026-06-30, up 6.47% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$244,622
Year-over-Year
+6.47%
Population
16,788
Gretna ranks #11 of 36 Louisiana cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 18.8% above the state's city median of $205,926. It sits in Jefferson Parish, where the county-wide median is $275,580.
Gretna police recorded a violent crime rate of 429 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,800 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Gretna is $244,622. That's up 6.47% from a year earlier. That is about 18.8% above the typical county in Louisiana.
Homes in Gretna are cheaper than Jefferson Parish as a whole, where the median is $275,580 — a difference of about 11.2%.
Gretna police reported 429 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 16,788. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.