Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Louisiana

A typical registered nurse in Louisiana earns about $82,198 a year, which supports approximately $2,055 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. 47 of 49 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 2 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Opelousas, LA$888/mo13%very comfortable
Pineville, LA$998/mo14.6%very comfortable
Alexandria, LA$1,111/mo16.2%very comfortable
Leesville, LA$1,113/mo16.2%very comfortable
West Monroe, LA$1,122/mo16.4%very comfortable
Baker, LA$1,146/mo16.7%very comfortable
Shreveport, LA$1,187/mo17.3%very comfortable
New Iberia, LA$1,206/mo17.6%very comfortable
Harvey, LA$1,218/mo17.8%very comfortable
Thibodaux, LA$1,241/mo18.1%very comfortable
Sulphur, LA$1,272/mo18.6%very comfortable
Hammond, LA$1,296/mo18.9%very comfortable
Ruston, LA$1,303/mo19%very comfortable
Lake Charles, LA$1,313/mo19.2%very comfortable
Lafayette, LA$1,322/mo19.3%very comfortable
Houma, LA$1,331/mo19.4%very comfortable
Harahan, LA$1,357/mo19.8%very comfortable
Deridder, LA$1,367/mo20%very comfortable
Baton Rouge, LA$1,377/mo20.1%affordable
Chalmette, LA$1,374/mo20.1%affordable
Slidell, LA$1,451/mo21.2%affordable
Westwego, LA$1,456/mo21.3%affordable
Destrehan, LA$1,492/mo21.8%affordable
River Ridge, LA$1,498/mo21.9%affordable
Covington, LA$1,502/mo21.9%affordable
Bossier City, LA$1,513/mo22.1%affordable
Denham Springs, LA$1,533/mo22.4%affordable
Broussard, LA$1,538/mo22.5%affordable
Brusly, LA$1,547/mo22.6%affordable
Metairie, LA$1,557/mo22.7%affordable
Monroe, LA$1,570/mo22.9%affordable
Gonzales, LA$1,585/mo23.1%affordable
Scott, LA$1,600/mo23.4%affordable
Zachary, LA$1,611/mo23.5%affordable
Eden Isle, LA$1,607/mo23.5%affordable
Kenner, LA$1,615/mo23.6%affordable
Gretna, LA$1,641/mo24%affordable
New Orleans, LA$1,648/mo24.1%affordable
Marrero, LA$1,677/mo24.5%affordable
Mandeville, LA$1,701/mo24.8%affordable
La Place, LA$1,707/mo24.9%affordable
Elmwood, LA$1,714/mo25%affordable
Westlake, LA$1,728/mo25.2%affordable
Ponchatoula, LA$1,756/mo25.6%affordable
Jefferson, LA$1,811/mo26.4%affordable
Youngsville, LA$1,851/mo27%affordable
Maurice, LA$1,950/mo28.5%affordable
Belle Chasse, LA$2,058/mo30%stretched
Prairieville, LA$2,096/mo30.6%stretched
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).