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Lake Charles Housing Market

$195,857

2.0% 1-yr

The average Lake Charles home value is $195,857, down 2.0% over the past year and goes to pending in around 62 days.

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Lake Charles Key Takeaways

Typical Home Values: $195,857

1-year Value Change: -2.0%

(Data through May 31, 2025)

Lake Charles Housing Market Overview

8.9%1-year Market Forecast(May 31, 2025)
904For sale inventory(May 31, 2025)
164New listings(May 31, 2025)
0.973Median sale to list ratio(April 30, 2025)
$205,133Median sale price(April 30, 2025)
$227,633Median list price(May 31, 2025)
9.8%Percent of sales over list price(April 30, 2025)
68.3%Percent of sales under list price(April 30, 2025)
62Median days to pending(May 31, 2025)
(Metric availability is based on market coverage and data)
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Lake Charles Rental Market Trends

$1,022Average rent in Lake Charles(May 31, 2025)
$2,049National average rent(May 31, 2025)
0.8%Month-over-month change(May 31, 2025)
2.5%Year-over-year change(May 31, 2025)
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The Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) measures changes in asking rents over time, controlling for changes in the quality of the available rental inventory.

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