The story of this market
The typical home in De Soto Parish, Louisiana sells for about $358,000, or $179 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 78 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 137% since 2000. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates relatively 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
-0.2%
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: 2022 (+15%). Worst: 2008 (-1.3%). 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
-0.2%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 4 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
43
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $9,090,057.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
68.7%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1056 | 497 | 68.7% | 15.8% | $125,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
De Soto Parish, Louisiana
The De Soto Parish residential market demonstrates stable demand, driven by northern suburban migration towards Stonewall alongside consistent industrial and energy sector employment. Moderate inventory growth has stabilized transaction prices, while extended days on market reflect balanced rural and suburban buying conditions.
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 up 9.5% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 55 days on market with 1.2 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
2% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.8% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.9% · poverty 21.5% — a mixed stability profile.
Deterministic aggregate of 3 researched ZIP reports of 7 — 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.
De Soto 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 5.6%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 71032 | Grand Cane | $210,000 | $115 | +6% | 65 | 96.5% | 12% | 4.2 | 45 | $1,150 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71036 | Frierson | $200,000 | $117 | +9.5% | 55 | 96.8% | 3.2% | 2.3 | 1,275 | $1,150 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71047 | Keachi | $141,000 | $115 | +3.1% | 64 | 96.8% | 29% | 2.7 | 1,500 | $1,200 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71049 | Logansport | $146,915 | $100 | — | 174 | — | — | — | 20 | $1,045 | researched Oct 8 |
| 71052 | Mansfield | $200,000 | $117 | +9.5% | 55 | 96.8% | — | — | 163 | $1,045 | researched Sep 25 |
| 71067 | Pelican | $248,503 | $167 | — | 125 | — | — | — | 79 | $1,045 | researched Oct 8 |
| 71078 | — | $245,000 | $65 | -5.7% | 72 | — | — | — | 1,033 | $1,170 | 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.
Violent crime across De Soto Parish remains lower than urban Caddo Parish to the north, though property and theft crimes fluctuate around rural and small-town commercial clusters. The parish Sheriff's Office reports stable rural enforcement metrics with isolated issues concentrated in municipal pockets like Mansfield.
De Soto Parish Schools operates community attendance zones with strong performance in the northern feeder pattern (North DeSoto schools rated high-performing) while central and southern schools like Mansfield and Logansport track around state averages.
First Street data indicates moderate flood risk across 12% of parcels and elevated wildfire potential (88% of properties facing varying degrees of exposure due to extensive timberland). Severe convective storms, high wind events, and hurricane remnants frequently elevate wind damage risks and property insurance costs across the region.
Economic expansion is anchored by natural gas drilling in the Haynesville Shale alongside manufacturing, forestry/timber, and logistics operations near the I-49 corridor. Northern communities like Stonewall also experience ongoing residential spillover from Shreveport.
Louisiana assesses residential property at 10% of fair market value, subject to a robust $75,000 homestead exemption for owner-occupants that reduces effective millage rates substantially. Parishwide property taxes fund school, sheriff, road, and parish library districts, keeping effective tax rates among the lowest regionally.
Residents enjoy outdoor water recreation at Toledo Bend Reservoir, the Sabine River, and Grand Bayou Reservoir, as well as state historical preservation sites like Mansfield State Historic Site.
The rental market is thin and dominated by single-family detached rentals and mobile homes with limited multifamily institutional supply. Rents have remained steady, driven by worker rotations in the energy corridor and local workforce demand.
The economy is driven by energy exploration in the Haynesville Shale, timber and paper products manufacturing, healthcare, and retail distribution. Proximity to the Shreveport-Bossier metro area also sustains significant outbound commuting among residents in northern communities like Stonewall.
Interstate 49 runs north-south through the parish providing direct highway connectivity north to Shreveport and south to Alexandria, while US-171 and US-84 connect rural trade centers with Texas.
The De Soto Parish Assessor appraises all real and personal property annually based on fair market value, applying Louisiana's constitutional 10% assessment ratio for residential property prior to parishwide millage calculations.
Parish taxing authorities encompass parishwide school boards, sheriff law enforcement districts, rural fire protection districts, waterworks districts, and drainage boards.
Homeowners insurance premiums face upward pressure across Louisiana due to severe storm hazards, wind events, and broader reinsurance retrenchment statewide, although inland distance moderates coastal storm surge perils.
- Adventure Fun Park4.427 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.128.3 mi
- Mansfield State Historic Site4.71.4 mi
- R.W. Norton Art Gallery4.729.9 mi
- Last Republic of Texas International Boundary Marker4.822.3 mi
- Mansfield State Historic Site4.71.4 mi
- Red River South Marina & Resort4.525.5 mi
- Huxley Bay RV Park & Marina4.322.1 mi
- Shreveport Regional Airport3.930.8 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.
Commemorates the Battle of Mansfield with a museum, walking trails, interpretive exhibits, and living history programs serving regional history buffs and school groups.
Bordering the southwestern boundary of the parish, providing nationally recognized freshwater bass fishing, boating, and scenic waterfront retreats.
Features 2,500 surface acres of recreational water alongside rental cabins, RV pads, marinas, and hiking trails in eastern De Soto Parish.
Retrieved from Census Bureau QuickFacts, Census Table S1501, and Data USA profile for De Soto Parish, LA.
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.