What is the median home value in New Orleans, LA?

Name: Home values in New Orleans, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in New Orleans, LA is $315,700 (±$7,417), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In New Orleans, the median home value went from $231,500 in 2015–2019 to $315,700 in 2020–2024 (+36.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $315,700 (±$7,417)
Owner-occupied homes: 79,744 (±1,582)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in New Orleans

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	New Orleans	Orleans Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than $50,000	2.6% (±0.3 points)	2.6%	9.8%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	3.3% (±0.5 points)	3.3%	10.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	6.5% (±0.6 points)	6.5%	10.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	12.4% (±1.0 points)	12.4%	14.5%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	22.8% (±1.2 points)	22.8%	25.1%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	25.8% (±1.3 points)	25.8%	21.0%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	20.1% (±0.9 points)	20.1%	7.2%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	6.4% (±0.5 points)	6.4%	1.5%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 25.8% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

New Orleans against Orleans Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Orleans	Orleans Parish	Louisiana	United States
Median home value	$315,700 (±$7,417)	$315,700 (±$7,417)	$216,500 (±$1,367)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	79,744 (±1,582)	79,744 (±1,582)	1,216,127 (±8,073)	84,210,142

In New Orleans, the median home value is not measurably different from Orleans Parish ($315,700).

It is also higher than in Louisiana ($216,500).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

Statewide, it ranks 18 of 384.

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

How home values in New Orleans have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$231,500 (±$3,749)	$315,700 (±$7,417)	+36.4%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,714 (±$29)	$2,211 (±$40)	+29.0%	Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,790 (±$41)	$2,606 (±$93)	+45.6%	Up after inflation

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 home value in places near New Orleans

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Orleans
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
New Orleans	—	$315,700 (±$7,417)	—
Chalmette	7.8 mi	$214,700 (±$12,311)	Lower
Arabi	7.9 mi	$225,500 (±$10,651)	Lower
Meraux	8.8 mi	$208,700 (±$21,708)	Lower
Violet	11 mi	$173,500 (±$18,905)	Lower
Terrytown	12 mi	$220,300 (±$11,071)	Lower
Gretna	12 mi	$257,400 (±$25,428)	Lower
Timberlane	13 mi	$221,000 (±$7,383)	Lower
Poydras	14 mi	$132,800 (±$20,552)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Chalmette, LA ($214,700), Arabi, LA ($225,500), Meraux, LA ($208,700).

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 New Orleans

What is the average home value in New Orleans, LA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $315,700 (±$7,417) for owner-occupied homes in New Orleans (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in New Orleans gone up?

In New Orleans, the median home value went from $231,500 in 2015–2019 to $315,700 in 2020–2024 (+36.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in New Orleans sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

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 New Orleans city, Louisiana (place:55000, in state:22).

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

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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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.