Data through September 2026 · updated 2026-11-07 · free, from Zillow, Realtor.com, the Census Bureau and other public sources
Typical home value$125,473+3.5% YoY · prices are rising fast
Market right nowBalanced marketFewer homes for sale than last year, 13% have cut their price
Income needed to buy, per year$27,200About 0.6× the local median income ($48,405): affordable for a typical household
Days on market110 daysSlower than a year ago: buyers have time to negotiate
The typical home in Saint Mary Parish, LA is worth $125,473, up 3.5% from a year ago. That is well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $160,257, so the area is 21.7% undervalued. It is a balanced market: homes take about 110 days to sell, listings are down 15% from a year ago, 13% of listings have had a price cut. A household needs about $27,200 a year to afford the typical home here at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $48,405. In the latest IRS figures, 587 more people moved out than in.
Home value over time
Solid: typical home value · dashed: fair value (household income × the 20-year average price-to-income ratio). Sources: FHFA, Zillow, U.S. Census Bureau.
Prices and affordability
Typical home value
$125,473
Change in 1 year
+3.5%
Overvalued %
−21.7%
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Fair home value
$160,257
Change in 5 years
−6.7%
Home value to income
2.6×
Monthly mortgage payment (20% down)
$680
Income needed to afford it
$27,200
Property tax rate
0.39%
Rent and investing
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedrooms
$997
Market activity
Listings vs a year ago
−15.1%
Days on market
110
Listings with a price cut
13.2%
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Homes for sale
129
Pending sales per 100 listings
16
Asking price per sq ft
$108
People and jobs
Median household income
$48,405
Population change (1 year)
−0.9%
Unemployment rate
5.4%
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Population
46,552
Income adjusted for cost of living
$58,673
Net moves in (IRS)
−587
Cost of living (US = 100)
82.5
Schools, risk and environment
School rating (1 to 10)
5.9
FEMA hazard risk score (0 to 100)
88.9
Flood risk score
93.0
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Wildfire risk score
15.0
Walkability (1 to 20)
7.0
Road, rail and air noise
53 dB
Questions people ask
Is Saint Mary Parish, LA overvalued?
Home prices in Saint Mary Parish, LA are well below what local incomes have historically supported: fair value is about $160,257, so the area is 21.7% undervalued.
Is Saint Mary Parish, LA a buyer's or seller's market?
Saint Mary Parish, LA is a balanced market: homes take about 110 days to sell, listings are down 15% from a year ago, 13% of listings have had a price cut.
Are home prices going down in Saint Mary Parish, LA?
Home values in Saint Mary Parish, LA are up 3.5% over the last year.
How much do you need to earn to buy a home in Saint Mary Parish, LA?
A household needs about $27,200 a year to afford the typical home in Saint Mary Parish, LA at today's 7.18% mortgage rate (20% down, payment at 30% of income); the median household earns $48,405.