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Port Allen, LA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Port Allen, LA Housing Market Trends

With 4,909 people, 2,183 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $172,856, house prices in Port Allen are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Port Allen, accounting for 84.69% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Port Allen include mobile homes or trailers ( 7.11%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.82%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 1.49%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Port Allen are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 57.40% owning and 42.60% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Port Allen's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 48.42% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Port Allen include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 26.90%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 17.41%). There's also some housing in Port Allen built between 2000 and later ( 7.27%).

Vacant housing appears to be an issue in Port Allen. Fully 11.83% of the housing stock is classified as vacant. Left unchecked, vacant Port Allen homes and apartments can be a drag on the real estate market, holding Port Allen real estate prices below levels they could achieve if vacant housing was absorbed into the market and became occupied. Housing vacancy rates are a useful measure to consider, along with other things, if you are a home buyer or a real estate investor.

Port Allen Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Port Allen, where house values have increased just 26.18%, which is annualized rate of 2.35%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, Port Allen appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Port Allen's appreciation rate has been -0.12%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Port Allen were at -2.78%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -10.66%.

Notably, Port Allen's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Louisiana, our data show that Port Allen's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 60% of the other cities and towns in Louisiana.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$172,856

Port Allen, LA Home Prices
> $1,120,000
$840,001 - $1,120,000
$560,001 - $840,000
$448,001 - $560,000
$336,001 - $448,000
$224,001 - $336,000
$112,001 - $224,000
$56,001 - $112,000
$0 - $56,000
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
2.0%
2.0%
3.7%
3.7%
23.5%
23.5%
48.5%
48.5%
13.7%
13.7%
8.2%
8.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Louisiana

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

2,183

Port Allen Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,646 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
57.4%
57.4%
42.6%
42.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
11.8%
11.8%
88.2%
88.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
7.3%
7.3%
26.9%
26.9%
48.4%
48.4%
17.4%
17.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
84.7%
84.7%
0.9%
0.9%
5.8%
5.8%
1.5%
1.5%
7.1%
7.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
3.3%
3.3%
35.7%
35.7%
54.1%
54.1%
6.1%
6.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

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