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$994/mo9.9%very comfortable
Pineville, LA$1,037/mo10.4%very comfortable
Leesville, LA$1,053/mo10.5%very comfortable
West Monroe, LA$1,154/mo11.5%very comfortable
Alexandria, LA$1,157/mo11.6%very comfortable
Shreveport, LA$1,170/mo11.7%very comfortable
Baker, LA$1,194/mo11.9%very comfortable
Harvey, LA$1,212/mo12.1%very comfortable
Sulphur, LA$1,216/mo12.1%very comfortable
Lake Charles, LA$1,270/mo12.7%very comfortable
New Iberia, LA$1,274/mo12.7%very comfortable
Hammond, LA$1,295/mo12.9%very comfortable
Thibodaux, LA$1,292/mo12.9%very comfortable
Houma, LA$1,308/mo13.1%very comfortable
Lafayette, LA$1,324/mo13.2%very comfortable
Deridder, LA$1,345/mo13.4%very comfortable
Baton Rouge, LA$1,383/mo13.8%very comfortable
Harahan, LA$1,415/mo14.1%very comfortable
Eden Isle, LA$1,409/mo14.1%very comfortable
Brusly, LA$1,409/mo14.1%very comfortable
Destrehan, LA$1,425/mo14.2%very comfortable
Westwego, LA$1,417/mo14.2%very comfortable
Ruston, LA$1,442/mo14.4%very comfortable
Slidell, LA$1,462/mo14.6%very comfortable
Chalmette, LA$1,461/mo14.6%very comfortable
River Ridge, LA$1,498/mo15%very comfortable
Westlake, LA$1,499/mo15%very comfortable
Bossier City, LA$1,514/mo15.1%very comfortable
Denham Springs, LA$1,514/mo15.1%very comfortable
Broussard, LA$1,530/mo15.3%very comfortable
Zachary, LA$1,557/mo15.5%very comfortable
Covington, LA$1,552/mo15.5%very comfortable
Gretna, LA$1,594/mo15.9%very comfortable
Metairie, LA$1,605/mo16%very comfortable
Scott, LA$1,600/mo16%very comfortable
Monroe, LA$1,622/mo16.2%very comfortable
Gonzales, LA$1,627/mo16.2%very comfortable
Kenner, LA$1,629/mo16.3%very comfortable
Elmwood, LA$1,651/mo16.5%very comfortable
New Orleans, LA$1,664/mo16.6%very comfortable
Marrero, LA$1,668/mo16.7%very comfortable
Mandeville, LA$1,683/mo16.8%very comfortable
La Place, LA$1,720/mo17.2%very comfortable
Ponchatoula, LA$1,769/mo17.7%very comfortable
Jefferson, LA$1,838/mo18.4%very comfortable
Youngsville, LA$1,926/mo19.2%very comfortable
Maurice, LA$1,950/mo19.5%very comfortable
Prairieville, LA$2,095/mo20.9%affordable
Belle Chasse, LA$2,125/mo21.2%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).