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The median home value in Ouachita Parish, LA is $181,685 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$181,685
Year-over-Year
+1.29%
National Rank
#2171 of 3071
Ouachita Parish ranks 27th out of 64 counties in LA by median home price, and is -22.5% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within LA, the typical county has a median home value of $172,110, making Ouachita Parish +5.6% above the LA state median.
Households here earn a median of $54,688 a year against a typical home value of $181,685 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 37% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Ouachita Parish recorded a violent crime rate of 1,737 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 5,766 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 58,658 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Ouachita Parish is $181,685. That's up 1.29% from a year earlier. That is about 22.5% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Ouachita Parish the 27th most expensive of 64 counties in Louisiana.
Median household income here is $54,688, so a typical home costs about 3.3× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Ouachita Parish recorded 1,737 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 58,658 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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