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The median home value in Rapides Parish, LA is $173,091 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.77% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$173,091
Year-over-Year
+1.77%
National Rank
#2293 of 3071
Rapides Parish ranks 32nd out of 64 counties in LA by median home price, and is -26.1% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within LA, the typical county has a median home value of $172,110, making Rapides Parish +0.6% above the LA state median.
Households here earn a median of $54,967 a year against a typical home value of $173,091 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.1×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 32% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Rapides Parish recorded a violent crime rate of 2,714 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 6,596 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 42,933 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Rapides Parish is $173,091. That's up 1.77% from a year earlier. That is about 26.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Rapides Parish the 32nd most expensive of 64 counties in Louisiana.
Median household income here is $54,967, so a typical home costs about 3.1× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Rapides Parish recorded 2,714 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 42,933 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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