Metropolitan market · Louisiana · September 2026 data

What is the Hammond, LA real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Hammond, LA asks $249,850, down 9.1% year over year. Homes spend a median of 74 days on market, with 490 active listings and 26% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 24% of active listings, and inventory sits at 84% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer's market. Estimated gross rental yield on the median listing is 5.3%. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$249,850
▼ 9.1% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$149
1,768 sq ft median
Median days on market
74
September 2026
Active listings
490
For sale now
New listings
124
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
26%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
84%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
24%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$251,079
▼ 3.2% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
n/a
Non-disclosure state: sale prices are not public record, so WealthyBud does not show or rank this ratio
Homes sold / month
131
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Hammond, LA housing market doing right now?

The Hammond, LA housing market lists at a $249,850 median as of September 2026, down 9.1% year over year, with a 74-day median market time and 490 homes for sale (26% with a price cut). Active inventory is 84% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer's market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule. Gross rental yield is about 5.3%.

Hammond housing market statistics

The table summarizes Hammond's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Hammond.

Hammond, LA housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$249,850-9.1% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1491,768 sq ft median
Median days on market74+4% YoY
Active listings490+12% YoY
New listings this month124September 2026
Listings with a price cut26%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$251,079-3.2% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ration/aNon-disclosure state: sale prices are not public record, so WealthyBud does not show or rank this ratio
Pending-to-active ratio24.4%120 pending
Inventory vs 201984%Active listings vs same month in 2019
Gross rental yield5.3%2BR fair market rent

How have home prices changed in Hammond?

Hammond home prices are down 9.1% year over year and -1.8% month over month as of September 2026, at a $249,850 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$285K$276K$267K$259K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Hammond LA · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$285K$261K$237K$213K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Hammond LA · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Hammond?

Hammond has 490 active listings, 124 new this month, 120 pending as of September 2026. About 26% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 84% of its 2019 level — a buyer's market by pace.

Active listings
490
New this month
124
Pending
120
Price-reduced
127

Is Hammond a good real estate investment?

Hammond scores 56/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #315 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
56/100
#315 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
-0.2%
Flat · model output, not advice
Price volatility
Low
σ 4.9% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
31
Value
82
Rental yield
85
Supply risk
43
Market heat
26

Hammond scores 56/100 on our composite Investor Score (#315 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 24% over five years and +45% over ten, leaving prices 10% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,099/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 5.3%; active inventory sits at 84% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 9.1% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Hammond ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Hammond?

A home at Hammond's $249,850 median listing runs about $1,368 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,235/mo
−$133/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,368/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,506/mo
+$138/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $249,850 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Hammond?

To buy Hammond’s $249,850 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $62,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,457/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.1× the area’s $57,256 median household income, so a typical Hammond household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Hammond, LA — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$249,850September 2026
Down payment (20%)$49,970Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,368/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.43% effective rate)$90/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$62,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$57,256Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Hammond housing market?

Longer-run demand in Hammond shows up in 1,166 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +623 residents; +0.4% job growth. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
1,166
▲ 7.5% vs 2024
8.6 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+623
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$15.4M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
+0.4%
▲ 49.7k nonfarm jobs · August 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Hurricane

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Hammond housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Hammond?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Hammond, LA is $249,850, down 9.1% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Hammond, LA metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Hammond?
The median home listed in Hammond asks $249,850 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,368 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Hammond?
The median property in Hammond spends 74 days on the market, with 490 homes actively listed and 26% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer's market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Hammond?
With a median 74 days on market and 26% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 24% of active listings, Hammond reads as a buyer's market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Hammond a good place to invest in real estate?
Hammond scores 56/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #315 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Hammond?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Hammond and the wider Louisiana market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Hammond, LA metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Marcus Bell Real Estate Market Analyst

Marcus Bell leads market and career research at WealthyBud, turning public housing and labor data into plain-English answers for investors and agents. He focuses on U.S. metro housing markets, agent economics and licensing.

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