Rent Affordability for A Software Developer in Louisiana

A typical software developer in Louisiana earns about $120,156 a year, which supports approximately $3,004 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. 49 of 49 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Opelousas, LA$888/mo8.9%very comfortable
Pineville, LA$998/mo10%very comfortable
Alexandria, LA$1,111/mo11.1%very comfortable
Leesville, LA$1,113/mo11.1%very comfortable
West Monroe, LA$1,122/mo11.2%very comfortable
Baker, LA$1,146/mo11.4%very comfortable
Shreveport, LA$1,187/mo11.9%very comfortable
New Iberia, LA$1,206/mo12%very comfortable
Harvey, LA$1,218/mo12.2%very comfortable
Thibodaux, LA$1,241/mo12.4%very comfortable
Sulphur, LA$1,272/mo12.7%very comfortable
Hammond, LA$1,296/mo12.9%very comfortable
Ruston, LA$1,303/mo13%very comfortable
Lake Charles, LA$1,313/mo13.1%very comfortable
Lafayette, LA$1,322/mo13.2%very comfortable
Houma, LA$1,331/mo13.3%very comfortable
Harahan, LA$1,357/mo13.6%very comfortable
Chalmette, LA$1,374/mo13.7%very comfortable
Deridder, LA$1,367/mo13.7%very comfortable
Baton Rouge, LA$1,377/mo13.8%very comfortable
Slidell, LA$1,451/mo14.5%very comfortable
Westwego, LA$1,456/mo14.5%very comfortable
Destrehan, LA$1,492/mo14.9%very comfortable
River Ridge, LA$1,498/mo15%very comfortable
Covington, LA$1,502/mo15%very comfortable
Bossier City, LA$1,513/mo15.1%very comfortable
Denham Springs, LA$1,533/mo15.3%very comfortable
Broussard, LA$1,538/mo15.4%very comfortable
Brusly, LA$1,547/mo15.4%very comfortable
Metairie, LA$1,557/mo15.5%very comfortable
Monroe, LA$1,570/mo15.7%very comfortable
Gonzales, LA$1,585/mo15.8%very comfortable
Scott, LA$1,600/mo16%very comfortable
Eden Isle, LA$1,607/mo16%very comfortable
Kenner, LA$1,615/mo16.1%very comfortable
Zachary, LA$1,611/mo16.1%very comfortable
Gretna, LA$1,641/mo16.4%very comfortable
New Orleans, LA$1,648/mo16.5%very comfortable
Marrero, LA$1,677/mo16.7%very comfortable
La Place, LA$1,707/mo17%very comfortable
Mandeville, LA$1,701/mo17%very comfortable
Elmwood, LA$1,714/mo17.1%very comfortable
Westlake, LA$1,728/mo17.3%very comfortable
Ponchatoula, LA$1,756/mo17.5%very comfortable
Jefferson, LA$1,811/mo18.1%very comfortable
Youngsville, LA$1,851/mo18.5%very comfortable
Maurice, LA$1,950/mo19.5%very comfortable
Belle Chasse, LA$2,058/mo20.6%affordable
Prairieville, LA$2,096/mo20.9%affordable
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).