What is the median rent in Greensburg, LA?

Name: Median rent in Greensburg, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Greensburg, LA is $219 (±$57) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 189 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Greensburg, the median gross rent went from $600 in 2015–2019 to $219 in 2020–2024 (−63.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $219 (±$57)
Rented homes: 189 (±98)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: −63.5%

How much rent costs in Greensburg

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Greensburg	St. Helena Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than $500	82.0% (±17.0 points)	28.6%	9.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	16.4% (±16.9 points)	29.7%	35.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	1.6% (±3.3 points)	41.6%	36.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±21.0 points)	0.0%	13.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±21.0 points)	0.0%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±21.0 points)	0.0%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±21.0 points)	0.0%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is Less than $500, paid by 82.0% of renting households.

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

Greensburg against St. Helena Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Greensburg	St. Helena Parish	Louisiana	United States
Median gross rent	$219 (±$57)	$870 (±$249)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	189 (±98)	646 (±228)	530,528 (±5,612)	42,849,984

In Greensburg, median gross rent is lower than in St. Helena Parish ($870).

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

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

Statewide, it ranks 349 of 349.

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

How rent in Greensburg has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$600 (±$154)	$219 (±$57)	−63.5%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	54.7% (±14.9 points)	53.9% (±18.0 points)	−0.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.5% (±2.2 points)	5.7% (±6.3 points)	+4.2 percentage points	Not 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 Greensburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Greensburg
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Greensburg	—	$219 (±$57)	—
Tangipahoa	9.8 mi	$917 (±$249)	Higher
Roseland	10 mi	$868 (±$228)	Higher
Amite City	11 mi	$927 (±$345)	Higher
Kentwood	12 mi	$1,022 (±$244)	Higher
Independence	17 mi	$964 (±$70)	Higher
Osyka	17 mi	$638 (±$153)	Higher
Tickfaw	21 mi	$1,000 (±$455)	Higher
Clinton	21 mi	$993 (±$303)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Tangipahoa, LA ($917), Roseland, LA ($868), Amite City, LA ($927).

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

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 Greensburg

What is the average rent in Greensburg, LA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Greensburg is $219 (±$57) 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 Greensburg?

In Greensburg, the median gross rent went from $600 in 2015–2019 to $219 in 2020–2024 (−63.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

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

0.0% of rented homes in Greensburg have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 82.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Greensburg higher than in St. Helena Parish?

In Greensburg, median gross rent is lower than in St. Helena Parish ($870).

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 Greensburg town, Louisiana (place:31565, 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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