Metropolitan market · Louisiana · June 2026 data
Lake Charles Real Estate Market
The Lake Charles, LA housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Lake Charles report in a click.
Median listing price, Lake Charles LA · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.
10-year median listing price, Lake Charles LA · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.
As of June 2026, the median home listed in Lake Charles, LA asks $238,700 — down 0.2% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 88 days to go under contract, and 15% of the 846 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a buyer-leaning market. Figures cover the Lake Charles, LA metro area. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.
Lake Charles scores 69/100 on our composite Investor Score (#119 of 932 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 14% over five years and +34% over ten, leaving prices 5% below its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,172/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 5.9%; active inventory sits at 87% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 0.2% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).
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 Lake Charles ranks on the trending markets index.
Principal & interest on the $238,700 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.
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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