Ponchatoula, LA 70454 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 67
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Home Value
$249,945
+1.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
67
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
78 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
30%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.4%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,632/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-1.5%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$425
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−1% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 4% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 8% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+13% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (67/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.6% below their final list price; 30% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 27% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $63k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,523 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $425 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from hurricanes. Check insurance costs before buying.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −8% to +8% over the next 12 months (58% 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: −8.2% to +8.1% (80% range; middle estimate +1.1%), chance of a rise 58%, of a 5%+ drop 18%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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