What is the median rent in Eunice, LA?

The median gross rent in Eunice, LA is $799 (±$108) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,851 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Eunice, the median gross rent went from $648 in 2015–2019 to $799 in 2020–2024 (+23.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$799 (±$108)
Rented homes
1,851 (±243)
$2,000 or more
0.0%
Since 2015–2019
+23.3%

How much rent costs in Eunice

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentEuniceSt. Landry ParishLouisianaUnited States
Less than $50012.9% (±4.8 points)20.1%9.3%6.3%
$500 to $99964.2% (±10.6 points)58.0%35.1%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49920.1% (±8.8 points)19.2%36.3%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9992.8% (±3.5 points)1.7%13.8%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±2.4 points)0.8%3.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±2.4 points)0.0%0.9%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±2.4 points)0.2%0.9%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 64.2% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Eunice cost $2,000 or more a month.

Eunice against St. Landry Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
EuniceSt. Landry ParishLouisianaUnited States
Median gross rent$799 (±$108)$748 (±$35)$1,064 (±$8)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent1,851 (±243)8,568 (±617)530,528 (±5,612)42,849,984

In Eunice, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. Landry Parish ($748).

It is also lower than in Louisiana ($1,064).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In St. Landry Parish, Eunice ranks 3 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 211 of 349.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Eunice has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$648 (±$35)$799 (±$108)+23.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent49.3% (±5.3 points)49.6% (±5.0 points)+0.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate9.0% (±5.1 points)5.1% (±5.1 points)−3.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Eunice

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Eunice
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Eunice—$799 (±$108)—
Chataignier8.2 mi$770 (±$727)Not measurably different
Mamou10.0 mi$521 (±$30)Lower
Basile11 mi$900 (±$105)Not measurably different
Iota12 mi$491 (±$157)Lower
Church Point14 mi$862 (±$152)Not measurably different
Ville Platte16 mi$656 (±$79)Lower
Elton17 mi$499 (±$390)Not measurably different
Crowley19 mi$594 (±$66)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Mamou, LA ($521), Iota, LA ($491), Ville Platte, LA ($656).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across St. Landry Parish, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Port Barre$881 (±$173)
2Sunset$860 (±$69)
3Eunice$799 (±$108)
4Opelousas$717 (±$37)
5Leonville$693 (±$145)
6Grand Coteau$678 (±$68)
7Cankton$668 (±$71)
8Washington$627 (±$17)
9Krotz Springs$621 (±$396)

Showing 9 of 10 places in St. Landry Parish, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Eunice

What is the average rent in Eunice, LA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Eunice is $799 (±$108) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Eunice?

In Eunice, the median gross rent went from $648 in 2015–2019 to $799 in 2020–2024 (+23.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Eunice cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Eunice have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 12.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Eunice higher than in St. Landry Parish?

In Eunice, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. Landry Parish ($748).

It is also lower than in Louisiana ($1,064).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Eunice city, Louisiana (place:24565, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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