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Median Home Price in Jennings, LA

The median home value in Jennings, LA is $145,260 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.75% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$145,260

Year-over-Year

+1.75%

Population

9,230

Jennings ranks #32 of 36 Louisiana cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 29.0% below the state's city median of $204,702. It sits in Jefferson Davis Parish, where the county-wide median is $154,596.

Housing affordability in Jennings

Median household income in Jennings is $48,558, so the typical home value is about 3.0× 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 Jennings

Jennings police recorded a violent crime rate of 1,008 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,348 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 Jennings

What is the average home price in Jennings, 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 Jennings, that value is $145,260. That's up 1.75% from a year earlier. It is about 29.0% below the typical Louisiana city tracked here.

Is Jennings expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Jennings are cheaper than Jefferson Davis Parish as a whole, where the median is $154,596 — a difference of about 6.0%.

Is Jennings affordable?

Median household income here is $48,558, so the typical home value is about 3.0× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Jennings a safe place to live?

Jennings police reported 1,008 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,230. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.