Vernon Parish, LA real estate

What the numbers say

Vernon Parish, LA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Vernon Parish listed for $181,500, down 13.6% from a year earlier. That is 33% below the Louisiana median of $270,000.

Homes spent a median of 81 days on the market, faster than 100 days a year ago. That makes Vernon Parish the #14 fastest-selling of 23 Louisiana counties we track.

Homeowners in Vernon Parish pay a median of $819 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $156,000, an effective rate of about 0.53%. The Louisiana average is 0.55%, which makes Vernon Parish the #48 lowest-tax of 64 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,068 a month, and $978 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 14 times a year's rent, which generally favors buying.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $182,000 home here comes to about $1,145 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $49,000 a year (the median household here earns $57,270).