Rent rising fastest in Louisiana

Cities in Louisiana with the largest year-over-year rent increases. Cities with 15,000+ residents. Updated monthly.

Key findings

Lake Charles ranks first, with +19.2% over the past year.
Across all 21 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,329/mo.
Harvey moved from #20 to #9 compared with a year ago.

Data as of September 2026. Change in Zillow's rent index over the past 12 months. Rank a year ago uses the change over the 12 months before that. Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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21 cities

Rank	City	1-yr change	Median rent	5-yr change	Vs. a year ago
01	Lake CharlesLA Pop. 81KCompare →	+19.2%	$1,329/mo	+9.6%	↑8 from #9
02	SulphurLA Pop. 21KCompare →	+11.4%	$1,287/mo	--	same
03	New IberiaLA Pop. 28KCompare →	+8.6%	$1,264/mo	--	--
04	Bossier CityLA Pop. 63KCompare →	+7.7%	$1,538/mo	+23.9%	↑6 from #10
05	MonroeLA Pop. 47KCompare →	+7.2%	$1,216/mo	--	↓4 from #1
06	RustonLA Pop. 22KCompare →	+7.2%	$1,198/mo	--	↑7 from #13
07	ShreveportLA Pop. 181KCompare →	+6.0%	$1,149/mo	+24.9%	↓3 from #4
08	ThibodauxLA Pop. 16KCompare →	+5.9%	$1,226/mo	--	↑4 from #12
09	HarveyLA Pop. 21KCompare →	+5.8%	$1,288/mo	--	↑11 from #20
10	HoumaLA Pop. 32KCompare →	+5.2%	$1,336/mo	--	↓4 from #6
11	ChalmetteLA Pop. 23KCompare →	+5.0%	$1,404/mo	--	↑7 from #18
12	HammondLA Pop. 22KCompare →	+3.8%	$1,279/mo	--	↓7 from #5
13	PrairievilleLA Pop. 35KCompare →	+3.1%	$2,074/mo	--	↓10 from #3
14	Baton RougeLA Pop. 223KCompare →	+2.6%	$1,301/mo	+14.6%	↑1 from #15
15	AlexandriaLA Pop. 44KCompare →	+2.2%	$1,148/mo	--	↓7 from #8
16	New OrleansLA Pop. 372KCompare →	+2.1%	$1,633/mo	+15.3%	↑1 from #17
17	GretnaLA Pop. 17KCompare →	+2.1%	$1,567/mo	--	↓6 from #11
18	SlidellLA Pop. 29KCompare →	+1.6%	$1,489/mo	+17.1%	↓2 from #16
19	MetairieLA Pop. 140KCompare →	+1.3%	$1,459/mo	+20.0%	↓12 from #7
20	LafayetteLA Pop. 122KCompare →	+0.7%	$1,329/mo	+12.6%	↓6 from #14
21	ZacharyLA Pop. 20KCompare →	+0.5%	$1,690/mo	--	↓2 from #19