Mer Rouge, LA 71261 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 18
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Home Value
$91,316
+0.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
18
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
91 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
91.7%
Dec 2023
Mtg Payment as % of Income
27%
Dec 2023
Expected Disaster Loss
$85
Dec 2025
What this means
- Prices. Home values are up 0.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 24% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. Listings are 79% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−60% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (18/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 8.3% below their final list price (as of Dec 2023); 0% 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 $25k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,696 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $85 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (75% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.1% to +11.2% (80% range; middle estimate +4.2%), chance of a rise 75%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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