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Lake Charles, LA: housing market trends

The median home sale price in Lake Charles, LA was $217,396 for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices were 3.2% lower than the same period one year earlier. These are area-level statistics; changes in the mix of homes sold can move the median.

Median sale price
$217,396
three-month period ending September 2026
Median sale price per sq ft
$124.14
three-month period ending September 2026
Active listings
610
three-month period ending September 2026
Typical monthly rent
$1,375
Rent index · August 2026

How is housing inventory changing?

There were 610 active listings for the three-month period ending September 2026. Active listings were 23.5% lower than the same period one year earlier. This counts homes active at any time during the period, not only those available on its final day.

How long are homes taking to sell?

The median time on market was 49 days for the three-month period ending September 2026. Sale prices, inventory, and selling time describe different parts of the market; none alone establishes what an individual home will sell for.

Home prices by property type

Published Redfin medians for each home type. Each row covers the three-month period ending in its listed month; missing values remain unavailable.

Property-type comparison for Lake Charles, LA
Home typePeriod endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftHomes sold
All homesSeptember 2026$217,396$124.14282
Single-familySeptember 2026$221,032$127.15264
TownhousesSeptember 2026$157,502$116.2211
Condos / co-opsSeptember 2026UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Multifamily (2–4 units)September 2026$235,000$106.047 · small sample

Compare nearby housing markets

Published city and place figures. Check each row’s reporting period and source before comparing; these are separate markets, not neighborhood boundaries.

Nearby market comparison for Lake Charles, LA
MarketMedian sale priceReporting period / source
Westlake, LA$232,3393 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Sulphur, LA$204,8023 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Iowa, LA$247,8823 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Bell City, LAUnavailableMonth ending unavailable date · Zillow
Lacassine, LA$239,8363 months ending September 2026 · Redfin
Hackberry, LA$264,8743 months ending September 2026 · Redfin

Recent sale-price history

All residential home types. Each row represents an overlapping three-month period ending in that month. Use the charts above for the full available history and home-type filters. Missing values remain unavailable.

Recent home sale prices for Lake Charles, LA
Period endingMedian sale priceSale price / sq ftActive listings
September 2026$217,396$124.14610
August 2026$234,950$125.16626
July 2026$233,265$125.00670
June 2026$235,000$126.48693
May 2026$235,000$130.37715
April 2026$239,000$132.10698
March 2026$240,500$130.62719
February 2026$220,000$125.99698
January 2026$216,550$121.26676
December 2025$183,250$112.07701
November 2025$200,000$121.26742
October 2025$215,000$125.69811
September 2025$224,500$128.79797
August 2025$219,454$127.71782
July 2025$215,065$126.48769
June 2025$215,533$125.31717
May 2025$210,000$125.14671
April 2025$210,000$120.41616
March 2025$219,500$120.87548
February 2025$218,750$120.82507
January 2025$217,500$121.79513
December 2024$210,015$115.07511
November 2024$216,500$115.07500
October 2024$212,993$120.53524

Sources and definitions

Sale-price and property-type histories use Redfin where available. Redfin observations cover rolling three-month periods. Zillow Research supplies monthly home-value and rent indices and additional market series. Provider selection is shown in the chart details. Each metric retains its own reporting date.

Sale price per square foot describes completed sales with reported floor area; it is not a listing-price measure. Active listings count listings active during the reporting period. Home values and rents are typical-value indices, not sale-price or rent medians. ZIP map boundaries are Census ZCTAs and may differ from provider regions. Related ZIP associations do not imply containment within city boundaries.

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