The story of this market
The typical home in Vernon Parish, Louisiana sells for about $239,000, or $125 per square foot.
Prices are up +26% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 33 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 95% since 2000. Last year 4 of 6 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 $1,102 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,102 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
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 (+10.3%). Worst: 2011 (-3.3%). 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
$1,396
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 6 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
57
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $21,557,663.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
73.5%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1295 | 655 | 73.5% | 9.1% | $155,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Vernon Parish, Louisiana
The Vernon Parish housing market shows significant price appreciation with a 26% year-over-year increase in median home prices. Inventory remains constrained, which is driving competitive conditions for available listings.
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.
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Median prices moved up 26.0% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 33 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 19.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
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.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
- Wolf Rock Cave and Historical Marker4.411.1 mi
- Regal UA Lee Hills45.7 mi
- Anacoco Lake Spillway RV Park and Grocery4.412.9 mi
- Warrior Lanes Bowling Center4.55.7 mi
- Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area4.417.6 mi
- Gothic Jail4.820.8 mi
- Alligator Lake Recreation Site and RV Park4.31.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cave and Historical Marker4.411.1 mi
- Kisatchie Falls4.519.3 mi
- Vernon Lake Dam Ramp4.310.5 mi
- Clear Creek Wildlife Management Area4.417.6 mi
- Pirates Cove Marina & Cabins4.325.5 mi
- Nichols - Leesville4.45.6 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 Census Reporter and QuickFacts
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.