Rents are 5% above what Bossier City's 10-year trend predicts — running hotter than its own history.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,538 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Bossier City usually run 1% below trend in January and 0.9% above it in August, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Bossier City is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Bossier City changed +7.7% over the year to September 2026. Across the 36 Louisiana cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.9%.
Rent in Bossier City is 40.6% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 12 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($55,819) is $1,395 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,117); a 3-bedroom is $1,447.
The priciest of 3 ZIP codes in Bossier City, 71112 ($1,551/mo), costs 7% more than the cheapest, 71115 ($1,454/mo).
Shreveport, 8 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,149/mo), about $4,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Bossier City. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Bossier City, LA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 24.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Bossier City, LA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Bossier City, LA has shifted from $1,167 to $1,538, up 31.8% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $50,027 to $55,819 between 2021 and 2024, a 11.6% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Taken together, the five-year picture in Bossier City, LA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Bossier City is $1,538/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $843/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,117/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $980/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,447/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($55,819/yr), Bossier City ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 7.7% over the past year.
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