Mer Rouge, LA 71263 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 9% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are up 7.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 7% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. Listings are 32% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+56% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (70/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 9.9% below their final list price (as of Sep 2025); 12% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $35k 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 $94 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155).
• Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).

Next 12 months

Leaning up

Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.4% to +10.9% (80% range; middle estimate +3.9%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.

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