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Scott, 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

Scott, LA Housing Market Trends

With 8,396 people, 4,049 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $193,805, house prices in Scott are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Scott, accounting for 74.97% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Scott include mobile homes or trailers ( 20.07%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.34%), and a few large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 1.62%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Scott. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 75.71% of Scott's homes, and 63.76% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Scott built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Scott built between 2000 and later ( 26.75%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 16.73%). There's also some housing in Scott built before 1939 ( 3.60%).

Scott Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Scott, where house values have increased just 31.73%, which is annualized rate of 2.79%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

Over the last year, Scott appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Scott's appreciation rate has been -3.70%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Scott were at -3.57%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of -13.55%.

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

Relative to Louisiana, our data show that Scott's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Louisiana.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$193,805

Scott, LA Home Prices
> $1,132,000
$849,001 - $1,132,000
$566,001 - $849,000
$453,001 - $566,000
$339,001 - $453,000
$226,001 - $339,000
$113,001 - $226,000
$56,001 - $113,000
$0 - $56,000
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
3.8%
5.2%
5.2%
22.1%
22.1%
44.0%
44.0%
15.2%
15.2%
5.9%
5.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Louisiana

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,049

Scott Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,113 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
75.7%
75.7%
24.3%
24.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.8%
4.8%
95.2%
95.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
26.7%
26.7%
52.9%
52.9%
16.7%
16.7%
3.6%
3.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
75.0%
75.0%
0.0%
0.0%
3.3%
3.3%
1.6%
1.6%
20.1%
20.1%
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%
12.3%
12.3%
23.4%
23.4%
55.9%
55.9%
7.8%
7.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes