The New Orleans housing market is not very competitive. Homes in New Orleans receive 1 offers on average and sell in around 112 days. The median sale price of a home in New Orleans was $312K last month, up 0.5% since last year. The median sale price per square foot in New Orleans is $157, down 21.9% since last year.
What is the housing market like in New Orleans today?
In October 2024, New Orleans home prices were up 0.5% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $312K. On average, homes in New Orleans sell after 112 days on the market compared to 88 days last year. There were 212 homes sold in October this year, down from 233 last year.
All Home Types
Median Sale PriceAll Home Types
Median Sale Price
(All Home Types)
$311,500
+0.5% YoY | Oct 2024
Based on Redfin calculations of home data from MLS and/or public records.
Location
Data
Oct 2024
Growth
% YoY
New Orleans, LA
$311,500
+0.5%
United States
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How hot is the New Orleans housing market?
New Orleans is not very competitive. Homes sell in 100 days.
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Redfin Compete Score™
The Redfin Compete Score rates how competitive an area is on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is the most competitive.
Calculated over the last 3 months
Multiple offers are rare.
The average homes sell for about 5% below list price and go pending in around 100 days.
Hot homes
can sell for around list price and go pending in around 44 days.
This data does not reflect actual moves. The latest migration analysis is based on a sample of about two
million Redfin.com users who searched for homes across more than 100 metro areas. To be included in this dataset, a Redfin.com user
must have viewed at least 10 homes in a three month period. This dataset excludes all rentals data.
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Climate's impact on New Orleans housing
Learn about natural hazards and environmental risks, such as floods, fires, wind, and heat that
could impact homes in New Orleans.
Flood Factor - Major
99% of properties are at risk of severe flooding over the next 30 years
Flood Factor
New Orleans has a major risk of flooding. 105,969 properties in New Orleans are likely to be
severely affected
by flooding over the next 30 years. This represents 99% of all properties in New Orleans. Flood risk is increasing slower than the national average.
9% of properties are at risk of wildfire over the next 30 years
Fire Factor
New Orleans has a moderate risk of wildfire. There are 13,655 properties in New Orleans that have some risk of being affected by wildfire over the next 30 years. This represents 9% of all properties in New Orleans.
100% of properties are at extreme
risk of a severe wind event over the next 30 years
Wind Factor
New Orleans has an Extreme Wind Factor® risk based on the projected likelihood and speed of hurricane, tornado, or severe storm winds impacting it. New Orleans is most at risk from hurricanes. 151,215 properties in New Orleans have some risk of being in a severe wind event within the next 30 years.
Wind likelihood over time
If an exceedingly rare windstorm
(a 1-in-3,000 year storm event)
occurred today, it could cause wind gusts of up to 233 mph. In 30 years, an event of this same likelihood would show increased wind gusts of up to 246 mph.