The story of this market
The typical home in Caddo Parish, Louisiana sells for about $223,000, or $116 per square foot.
Prices are up +9.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 75 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 72% since 2000. Last year 20 of 42 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is ice storm, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,045 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,045 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
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2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2006 (+7.8%). Worst: 2011 (-0.6%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+0.5%
LA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,380
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 42 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
48
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $88,791,109.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
71.3%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8216 | 3937 | 71.3% | 9.4% | $145,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Caddo Parish maintains an accessible, buyer-leaning to balanced housing market characterized by affordable price points and modest price growth. While median sale prices hold in the lower-$200,000s, transactions are sustained by regional healthcare and institutional employment anchors, offset by gradual demographic contractions and elevated insurance costs.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 0.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 107 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 1.07% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.4% · poverty 22.1% — a mixed stability profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 24 researched ZIP reports of 25 — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Caddo Parish, Louisiana — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 2.7%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Sep 14, 2026.
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| 71004 | Belcher | $196,000 | $115 | -6.9% | 64 | 97.5% | 26.3% | 8.9 | 1,275 | $1,200 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71007 | Belcher | $216,250 | $127 | +6% | 58 | — | — | — | 2 | $1,045 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71009 | Blanchard | $257,000 | $64 | — | 471 | — | — | — | 2 | $1,200 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71029 | Gilliam | $200,000 | $117 | +9.5% | 55 | 96.8% | 3.2% | 2 | 1,094 | $956 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71033 | Greenwood | $149,552 | $135 | — | 235 | — | — | — | 65 | $1,045 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71037 | Hosston | $495,798 | $151 | — | 427 | — | — | — | 315 | $1,045 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71044 | Ida | $312,763 | $151 | — | 153 | — | — | — | 6 | $1,045 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71047 | Keachi | $141,000 | $115 | +3.1% | 64 | 96.8% | 29% | 2.7 | 1,500 | $1,200 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71060 | Mooringsport | $199,000 | $115 | +0.2% | 68 | — | — | 5.7 | 1,295 | $1,045 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71061 | Oil City | $188,900 | $108 | +20.3% | 64 | — | — | — | 1,524 | $1,200 | researched Sep 25 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Caddo Parish exhibits violent and property crime rates higher than regional and national medians, driven heavily by concentrated urban neighborhoods in Shreveport. Subdivisions in South Shreveport and outlying rural towns report significantly lower incident rates, maintaining a dual-tier safety profile across the parish.
Public education is overseen parish-wide by Caddo Parish Public Schools, which carries an overall state letter grade of 'B' or 'C' depending on evaluation cycles. The district features premier magnet academies such as Caddo Parish Magnet High and Eden Gardens Fundamental, while conventional neighborhood schools show considerable performance disparities.
Severe convective storms, tornadoes, and wind damage represent the primary regional exposure, with over 90% of properties facing elevated wind-risk factors. Low-lying zones along the Red River basin, Cross Lake, and local bayous face designated special flood hazard risks, while statewide insurance premiums continue upward pressure.
The local economy is anchored by healthcare, regional logistics, Barksdale Air Force Base cross-river support, and the Cyber Innovation Center ecosystem. Key capital investments include the interstate connector projects (such as I-49 North extensions) and Amazon logistics operations.
Parish assessment rolls are valued at 10% of fair market value for residential real property by the Caddo Parish Tax Assessor. Louisiana offers a substantial $7,500 assessed value ($75,000 market value) homestead exemption, resulting in modest effective real estate tax burdens parishwide.
Recreation centers on Cross Lake and the Red River waterfront, offering extensive boating, fishing, and water sports. The parish maintains extensive green spaces like C. Bickham Dickson Park and Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park, alongside casinos and entertainment districts in downtown Shreveport.
The rental market remains largely stable with single-family detached rentals and garden-style multi-family assets renting around $950 to $1,400 monthly. Renter demand is sustained by healthcare professionals at LSU Health Shreveport, university students, and military personnel commuting to Barksdale AFB.
The Caddo Parish economy is heavily driven by healthcare, regional logistics, government services, gaming, and agriculture/energy. LSU Health Sciences Center, Willis-Knighton Health System, and regional distribution networks serve as cornerstone economic stabilizing forces.
Interstate 20 traverses the parish east-west connecting Dallas to Jackson, while Interstate 49 provides a north-south arterial spine. The SporTran transit network serves urban Shreveport, and regional air travel is accommodated via Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV).
Parish and municipal planning agencies prioritize inner-city infill development, blighted property mitigation, and corridor upgrades along Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and Youree Drive.
The Caddo Parish Tax Assessor evaluates property values under Louisiana constitutional guidelines, assessing residential real property at 10% of fair market value. Quadrennial parishwide reassessment cycles adjust appraised values across geographic appraisal neighborhoods.
Parish parcels fall under taxing entities including the Caddo Parish Commission, Caddo Parish School Board, Caddo-Bossier Port Commission, local levee districts, and specific municipal service districts.
Property insurance rates across Caddo Parish have climbed in response to statewide insurer underwriting contractions and frequent regional convective wind/hail storm claims, though coastal surge exclusions do not apply here.
- Altitude Trampoline Park4.510.6 mi
- Surge Entertainment by Drew Brees4.111.1 mi
- Adventure Fun Park4.415.6 mi
- Chuck E. Cheese4.19.5 mi
- Escape SBC4.910.4 mi
- Brookshire Grocery Arena4.515.2 mi
- Shreveport Aquarium4.49.8 mi
- Shreveport Convention Center4.59.4 mi
- Piney Park4.629.6 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.114.9 mi
- Caddo Lake State Park4.718.7 mi
- Cinemark Shreveport South Tinseltown and XD4.415.7 mi
- Shreveport Aquarium4.49.8 mi
- Gators & Friends4.614.3 mi
- Duck Pond4.513.3 mi
- Sci-Port Discovery Center4.310 mi
- R.W. Norton Art Gallery4.712.9 mi
- Three Corners Marker: LA/TX/AR4.229.9 mi
- Louisiana State Exhibit Museum4.810.3 mi
- Barksdale Global Power Museum4.412.9 mi
- Caddo Lake State Park4.718.7 mi
- Duck Pond4.513.3 mi
- Betty Virginia Park4.612.1 mi
- Field of Dreams4.812.2 mi
- Red River National Wildlife Refuge4.716.1 mi
- Shreveport Yacht Club4.58.4 mi
- Chasing Aces4.79.5 mi
- Querbes Park Golf Course4.212.5 mi
- Crooked Hollow Golf Club4.317 mi
- The Club at Huntington Park413.3 mi
- The Golf Club at StoneBridge412.2 mi
- Mall St. Vincent411.5 mi
- Louisiana Boardwalk4.49.7 mi
- Pierre Bossier Mall3.911 mi
- Ross Dress for Less4.114.5 mi
- T.J. Maxx4.314.6 mi
- Shreveport Regional Airport3.911.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
An 8,500-acre reservoir serving as Shreveport's primary municipal water supply and a hub for boating, fishing, and premier waterfront residential properties.
Houses four centuries of American and European artwork alongside a 40-acre landscaped park and azalea garden that attracts parish residents year-round.
A 160-acre pine-oak-hickory forest preserve offering miles of nature trails, interpretive exhibits, and wildlife viewing near Blanchard.
Features the Shreveport Aquarium, riverboat gaming casinos, dining venues, and festival plazas along the Red River.
Retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau ACS tables for Caddo Parish, Louisiana (FIPS 22017).
applies when — Property located within a condominium regime
The association may adopt budgets and collect assessments for common expenses. Late fees for assessments are capped at 30% of the monthly assessment amount.
R.S. 9:1123.102
Louisiana requires a judicial foreclosure process. The process involves filing a petition, obtaining a judgment, and a sheriff's sale. Specific notice requirements, including posting a sign on the property, apply to residential dwellings.
Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 2293
Sellers must complete a property disclosure document in good faith, disclosing known defects in the property as prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.
R.S. 9:3196 through 9:3200; La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXVII-3601
Property is assessed at 10% of its fair market value. The tax liability is calculated by applying the local millage rate to the assessed value. A homestead exemption of $75,000 of the assessed value is available for owner-occupied primary residences.
Louisiana Constitution Article VII, Section 18
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.