Towns with the most affordable housing in Louisiana

Ranked by our Housing affordability score out of 100, which is based on home prices compared with income, rent as a share of income, and the typical home price. Of the 56 towns in Louisiana with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Broussard ranks first with a score of 64. Youngsville and Bayou Cane follow, with 59 and 58. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

Rank	Town	Score	Home price compared with yearly income	Share of income spent on rent	Population
1	Broussard	64	2.7×	10.4%	14,322
2	Youngsville	59	2.7×	14.5%	17,427
3	Bayou Cane	58	2.5×	17.8%	21,253
4	Shenandoah	55	3.1×	13.5%	17,998
5	Morgan City	54	2.7×	19.5%	11,064
6	Moss Bluff	54	2.7×	17.3%	12,482
7	Prairieville	53	3.0×	15.1%	35,238
8	Woodmere	49	2.5×	21.9%	11,879
9	Sulphur	49	3.0×	19.3%	20,775
10	Baker	47	2.9×	21.8%	12,253
11	Central	46	3.2×	17.5%	29,783
12	Carencro	46	3.4×	17.9%	11,619
13	Bayou Blue	45	3.0×	20.8%	12,218
14	Claiborne	45	3.0×	20.0%	13,308
15	Waggaman	45	2.5×	26.5%	11,330
16	Estelle	44	2.8×	21.9%	16,341
17	Abbeville	44	2.9×	30.1%	11,003
18	Destrehan	44	3.5×	16.7%	11,619
19	Belle Chasse	43	3.6×	15.5%	10,934
20	Opelousas	42	3.2×	26.1%	15,495
21	Laplace	41	2.9×	23.5%	28,343
22	Bogalusa	40	3.2×	29.9%	10,468
23	New Iberia	39	3.4×	22.8%	27,571
24	Zachary	39	3.1×	21.7%	19,952
25	River Ridge	39	4.2×	16.0%	13,312

Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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