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Median Home Price in Natchitoches, LA

The median home value in Natchitoches, LA is $192,792 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.38% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$192,792

Year-over-Year

+0.38%

Population

16,945

Natchitoches ranks #22 of 36 Louisiana cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 5.8% below the state's city median of $204,702. It sits in Natchitoches Parish, where the county-wide median is $178,867.

Housing affordability in Natchitoches

Median household income in Natchitoches is $37,133, so the typical home value is about 5.2× 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 Natchitoches

Natchitoches police recorded a violent crime rate of 891 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 4,385 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 Natchitoches

What is the average home price in Natchitoches, 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 Natchitoches, that value is $192,792. That's up 0.38% from a year earlier. It is about 5.8% below the typical Louisiana city tracked here.

Is Natchitoches expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Natchitoches are more expensive than Natchitoches Parish as a whole, where the median is $178,867 — a difference of about 7.8%.

Is Natchitoches affordable?

Median household income here is $37,133, so the typical home value is about 5.2× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Natchitoches a safe place to live?

Natchitoches police reported 891 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 16,945. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.