St. Helena Parish, LA housing market

What this means

• Prices. Home values are flat over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 23% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 58% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (100/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 11.0% below their final list price; 17% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $49k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,270 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $189 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
• Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (53% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

No clear direction

A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.1% to +7.3% (80% range; middle estimate +0.4%), chance of a rise 53%, of a 5%+ drop 20%.

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ZIP codes in St. Helena Parish, LA