What is the median rent in Reserve, LA?

Name: Median rent in Reserve, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Reserve, LA is $1,381 (±$233) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 759 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Reserve, the median gross rent went from $670 in 2015–2019 to $1,381 in 2020–2024 (+106.1%).

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 gross rent: $1,381 (±$233)
Rented homes: 759 (±248)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +106.1%

How much rent costs in Reserve

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Reserve	St. John the Baptist Parish	Louisiana	United States
Less than $500	5.8% (±6.0 points)	8.8%	9.3%	6.3%
$500 to $999	19.9% (±12.4 points)	18.9%	35.1%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	32.3% (±15.5 points)	35.6%	36.3%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	42.0% (±15.3 points)	20.5%	13.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±5.8 points)	9.4%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.8 points)	5.6%	0.9%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.8 points)	1.1%	0.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 42.0% of renting households.

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

Reserve against St. John the Baptist Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Reserve	St. John the Baptist Parish	Louisiana	United States
Median gross rent	$1,381 (±$233)	$1,334 (±$98)	$1,064 (±$8)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	759 (±248)	2,877 (±478)	530,528 (±5,612)	42,849,984

In Reserve, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. John the Baptist Parish ($1,334).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In St. John the Baptist Parish, Reserve ranks 1 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 25 of 349.

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

How rent in Reserve 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	$670 (±$281)	$1,381 (±$233)	+106.1%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	21.1% (±6.0 points)	29.1% (±7.9 points)	+8.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	12.9% (±9.4 points)	19.9% (±18.7 points)	+7.0 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 Reserve

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Reserve
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Reserve	—	$1,381 (±$233)	—
Laplace	4.7 mi	$1,351 (±$108)	Not measurably different
Garyville	4.8 mi	$1,078 (±$206)	Not measurably different
Gramercy	8.3 mi	$1,236 (±$319)	Not measurably different
Lutcher	9.4 mi	$1,712 (±$221)	Higher
Norco	10 mi	$1,081 (±$198)	Not measurably different
South Vacherie	12 mi	$1,325 (±$381)	Not measurably different
New Sarpy	12 mi	$848 (±$75)	Lower
Destrehan	14 mi	$1,257 (±$118)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Sarpy, LA ($848).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lutcher, LA ($1,712).

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

Median gross rent across St. John the Baptist Parish, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Reserve	$1,381 (±$233)
2	Laplace	$1,351 (±$108)
3	Garyville	$1,078 (±$206)

Reserve is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Reserve

What is the average rent in Reserve, LA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Reserve is $1,381 (±$233) 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 Reserve?

In Reserve, the median gross rent went from $670 in 2015–2019 to $1,381 in 2020–2024 (+106.1%).

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

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

0.0% of rented homes in Reserve have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.8% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Reserve higher than in St. John the Baptist Parish?

In Reserve, median gross rent is not measurably different from St. John the Baptist Parish ($1,334).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Reserve CDP, Louisiana (place:64310, 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.