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The median home value in Lafourche Parish, LA is $185,729 as of 2026-08-31, down 0.43% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$185,729
Year-over-Year
-0.43%
National Rank
#2126 of 3071
Lafourche Parish ranks 25th out of 64 counties in LA by median home price, and is -21.0% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within LA, the typical county has a median home value of $176,100, making Lafourche Parish +5.5% above the LA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 2.6%, from $190,643 in May 2026 to $185,729 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $190,643 | -1.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $189,978 | -0.9% |
| Jul 2026 | $189,160 | -0.7% |
| Aug 2026 | $185,729 | -0.4% |
Households here earn a median of $63,135 a year against a typical home value of $185,729 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 24% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lafourche Parish recorded a violent crime rate of 233 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,889 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 17,166 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lafourche Parish is $185,729. That's down 0.43% from a year earlier. That is about 21.0% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Lafourche Parish the 25th most expensive of 64 counties in Louisiana.
Median household income here is $63,135, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lafourche Parish recorded 233 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 17,166 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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