Rents are 6% above what Shreveport'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 $1,149 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
February. Asking rents in Shreveport usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 0.7% above it in August, about $16 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Shreveport is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Shreveport changed +6.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 36 Louisiana cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.9%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Shreveport rose 26.2% while median household income rose 24.6% ($39,090 to $48,699). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Shreveport is 38.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 13 months in a row, and rose in 12 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($48,699) is $1,217 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,045); a 3-bedroom is $1,348.
The priciest of 6 ZIP codes in Shreveport, 71107 ($1,381/mo), costs 1.5 times the cheapest, 71108 ($912/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Shreveport. 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
Shreveport, LA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 28.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Shreveport, LA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Shreveport, LA has shifted from $886 to $1,149, up 29.7% since 2021. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $41,782 in 2021 to $48,699 more recently. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Shreveport, LA losing about 8,392 residents over the five-year window, down 4.4% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 25.9% to 28.5% across the same window. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Shreveport, LA market of 2021.
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Shreveport rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Shreveport is $1,149/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $785/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,045/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $913/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,348/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($48,699/yr), Shreveport ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.0% over the past year.
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