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The median home value in Rapides Parish, LA is $179,592 as of 2026-08-31, up 3.49% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$179,592
Year-over-Year
+3.49%
National Rank
#2214 of 3071
Rapides Parish ranks 31st out of 64 counties in LA by median home price, and is -23.6% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within LA, the typical county has a median home value of $176,100, making Rapides Parish +2.0% above the LA state median.
The typical home value increased by 4.0%, from $172,639 in May 2026 to $179,592 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 | $172,639 | -0.8% |
| Jun 2026 | $175,586 | +0.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $173,091 | +1.8% |
| Aug 2026 | $179,592 | +3.5% |
Households here earn a median of $54,967 a year against a typical home value of $179,592 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.3×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 36% 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 $179,592. That's up 3.49% from a year earlier. That is about 23.6% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Rapides Parish the 31st most expensive of 64 counties in Louisiana.
Median household income here is $54,967, so a typical home costs about 3.3× 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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