Rent Affordability for A Plumber in Louisiana

A typical plumber in Louisiana earns about $58,377 a year, which supports approximately $1,459 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Louisiana city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 22 of 49 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 27 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Opelousas, LA$888/mo18.3%very comfortable
Pineville, LA$998/mo20.5%affordable
Alexandria, LA$1,111/mo22.8%affordable
Leesville, LA$1,113/mo22.9%affordable
West Monroe, LA$1,122/mo23.1%affordable
Baker, LA$1,146/mo23.6%affordable
Shreveport, LA$1,187/mo24.4%affordable
New Iberia, LA$1,206/mo24.8%affordable
Harvey, LA$1,218/mo25%affordable
Thibodaux, LA$1,241/mo25.5%affordable
Sulphur, LA$1,272/mo26.1%affordable
Hammond, LA$1,296/mo26.6%affordable
Ruston, LA$1,303/mo26.8%affordable
Lake Charles, LA$1,313/mo27%affordable
Lafayette, LA$1,322/mo27.2%affordable
Houma, LA$1,331/mo27.4%affordable
Harahan, LA$1,357/mo27.9%affordable
Deridder, LA$1,367/mo28.1%affordable
Chalmette, LA$1,374/mo28.2%affordable
Baton Rouge, LA$1,377/mo28.3%affordable
Slidell, LA$1,451/mo29.8%affordable
Westwego, LA$1,456/mo29.9%affordable
Destrehan, LA$1,492/mo30.7%stretched
River Ridge, LA$1,498/mo30.8%stretched
Covington, LA$1,502/mo30.9%stretched
Bossier City, LA$1,513/mo31.1%stretched
Denham Springs, LA$1,533/mo31.5%stretched
Broussard, LA$1,538/mo31.6%stretched
Brusly, LA$1,547/mo31.8%stretched
Metairie, LA$1,557/mo32%stretched
Monroe, LA$1,570/mo32.3%stretched
Gonzales, LA$1,585/mo32.6%stretched
Scott, LA$1,600/mo32.9%stretched
Eden Isle, LA$1,607/mo33%stretched
Zachary, LA$1,611/mo33.1%stretched
Kenner, LA$1,615/mo33.2%stretched
Gretna, LA$1,641/mo33.7%stretched
New Orleans, LA$1,648/mo33.9%stretched
Marrero, LA$1,677/mo34.5%stretched
Mandeville, LA$1,701/mo35%stretched
La Place, LA$1,707/mo35.1%stretched
Elmwood, LA$1,714/mo35.2%stretched
Westlake, LA$1,728/mo35.5%stretched
Ponchatoula, LA$1,756/mo36.1%stretched
Jefferson, LA$1,811/mo37.2%stretched
Youngsville, LA$1,851/mo38%stretched
Maurice, LA$1,950/mo40.1%rent-burdened
Belle Chasse, LA$2,058/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Prairieville, LA$2,096/mo43.1%rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Louisiana. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).