The story of this market
The typical home in Rapides Parish, Louisiana sells for about $235,544, or $125 per square foot.
Prices are up +17.8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 26 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 90% since 2000. Last year 12 of 26 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is lightning, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $995 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $995 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+9.4%). Worst: 2010 (-1%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+0.5%
LA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,341
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 26 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
39
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $39,583,502.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
76.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4285 | 2285 | 76.9% | 16.4% | $165,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Rapides Parish, Louisiana
The Rapides Parish housing market is showing strong price appreciation with a 17.8% year-over-year increase in median sale prices. Inventory remains tight, contributing to a rapid turnover of listings and a competitive environment for buyers. Market activity is currently driven by limited supply and steady demand.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 2 cities · 5 ZIP reports
Median prices moved down 15.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 41 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0.29% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.8% · poverty 17.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 4 researched ZIP reports of 5 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Rapides Parish, Louisiana — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 71301 | Alexandria | $170,000 | $88 | +6.6% | 82 | — | — | — | 91 | $725 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71302 | Alexandria | $147,450 | $98 | -15.7% | 40 | — | — | — | 284 | $995 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71303 | Alexandria | $259,900 | $133 | +0.9% | 40 | 97% | — | — | 87 | $995 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71306 | Alexandria | $367,891 | $159 | +12.7% | 41 | — | — | — | 42 | $995 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71360 | Pineville | $235,544 | $125 | +17.8% | 26 | — | — | — | 187 | $962 | researched Sep 21 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
- Adventure Cenla4.515.1 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.29.9 mi
- Key2Escape4.810.8 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.111.1 mi
- Tamp & Grind4.712.7 mi
- Laborde Earles Coliseum4.410.6 mi
- Kent Plantation House4.511.4 mi
- Alexandria Zoological Park4.510.9 mi
- The Grand Alexandria by Santikos4.210.5 mi
- Wayback's Arcade & 8-Bit Pizza Parlor4.714.2 mi
- Four Seasons Bowling Center410.2 mi
- Kent Plantation House4.511.4 mi
- Kent Plantation House4.511.4 mi
- Alexandria Museum of Art4.612.8 mi
- Treehouse Children's Museum4.312.7 mi
- Forts Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site4.513.4 mi
- Bulletproof Outfitters4.916.3 mi
- Compton Park4.510.3 mi
- Kees Park4.614.9 mi
- Rustic Sky Horse Camp4.95.9 mi
- Kincaid Recreation Area4.59.6 mi
- Fort Buhlow Recreation Area4.715 mi
- Links On the Bayou4.310.9 mi
- Alexandria Mall3.710.2 mi
- Albertsons4.39.9 mi
- Marshalls4.29.8 mi
- Dillard's4.210.1 mi
- JCPenney4.210.1 mi
- Alexandria International Airport3.812.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov
applies when — Property located within a condominium regime
The association may adopt budgets and collect assessments for common expenses. Late fees for assessments are capped at 30% of the monthly assessment amount.
R.S. 9:1123.102
Louisiana requires a judicial foreclosure process. The process involves filing a petition, obtaining a judgment, and a sheriff's sale. Specific notice requirements, including posting a sign on the property, apply to residential dwellings.
Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 2293
Sellers must complete a property disclosure document in good faith, disclosing known defects in the property as prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.
R.S. 9:3196 through 9:3200; La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXVII-3601
Property is assessed at 10% of its fair market value. The tax liability is calculated by applying the local millage rate to the assessed value. A homestead exemption of $75,000 of the assessed value is available for owner-occupied primary residences.
Louisiana Constitution Article VII, Section 18
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.