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The median home value in Jefferson Parish, LA is $274,691 as of 2026-07-31, up 6.5% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$274,691
Year-over-Year
+6.5%
National Rank
#1153 of 3071
Jefferson Parish ranks 5th out of 64 counties in LA by median home price, and is +17.2% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within LA, the typical county has a median home value of $172,110, making Jefferson Parish +59.6% above the LA state median.
Households here earn a median of $65,252 a year against a typical home value of $274,691 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 68% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Jefferson Parish recorded a violent crime rate of 344 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,751 per 100,000.
Based on 4 reporting cities covering 95,782 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Jefferson Parish is $274,691. That's up 6.5% from a year earlier. That is about 17.2% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Jefferson Parish the 5th most expensive of 64 counties in Louisiana.
Median household income here is $65,252, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Jefferson Parish recorded 344 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 95,782 residents across 4 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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