Is New Orleans, LA a good place to invest in real estate?

Real data from the LumosTerra engine, snapshot as of 2026-10-29. Every number below comes from the same tables the market pages use - no estimates are invented.

The market at a glance

	Median home value (tracked areas)	$171,000
	Appreciation, last 3 years	-6.4%
	Appreciation, last 5 years	-4.7%
	Appreciation, last 10 years	41.7%
	Active for-sale listings	3,878
	List price range	$1,000 - $23,000,000

The short-term rental picture

Top tracked annual revenue	$210,605
Top tracked occupancy	58.9%
Top tracked daily rate	$957

Short-term numbers swing by property type and season - pull a specific address for the property-level picture.

Local rules

Short-term rentals are allowed with restrictions in the cached ordinance record. Verify with the local authority before relying on it - cached records are a map, not the law.

What the community is saying

No forum discussions about New Orleans yet - start one and the numbers will follow.

Compare with nearby markets

Shreveport, LA - 17.6% 5-year appreciation
Monroe, LA - 14.5% 5-year appreciation
Baton Rouge, LA - 10.7% 5-year appreciation
Metairie, LA - -3.4% 5-year appreciation

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All figures are engine estimates from the LumosTerra tracked-data snapshot as of 2026-10-29. They are starting points, not recommendations - verify rents, comps and local rules before acting on any of them.

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