Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $340,000 | Redfin · New Orleans, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 66 days | Redfin · New Orleans, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 1,007 homes | Redfin · New Orleans, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $243,781 | Zillow · New Orleans, LA | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 2,087 homes | Zillow · New Orleans, LA | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
New Orleans, LA seller resources / Market report
New Orleans, LA Housing Market Report and Selling Costs
Use this report to compare your choices: a direct as-is sale, listing, repairs, or waiting. Citywide market measures give context, but they do not set a price for your particular house.
USA Home Buyers buys houses as-is in the City of New Orleans and Orleans Parish. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
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New Orleans housing market numbers
Read each measure with its source, geography, and period. Different measures answer different questions, and none is a price quote for one house.
Housing prices and selling conditions
These measures describe housing prices and selling conditions for the areas and periods shown. Compare them alongside repair costs, your mortgage payoff and selling costs.
| Measure | Value | Source and area | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $340,000 | Redfin · New Orleans, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 66 days | Redfin · New Orleans, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 1,007 homes | Redfin · New Orleans, LA | Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $243,781 | Zillow · New Orleans, LA | As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 2,087 homes | Zillow · New Orleans, LA | As of August 2026 |
Include utilities, other bills and any mortgage payments while waiting to sell. Allow time for closing, too.
The 2025 Census place boundary for New Orleans matches the Orleans Parish county-equivalent boundary. This describes the citywide market geography, not an individual parcel lookup. See the Census New Orleans place data and U.S. county-equivalent data.
What the numbers mean
A citywide figure does not price your particular house
A median sale price summarizes completed sales; Zillow’s typical home value is a separate modeled measure. Read either with its own source, geography, and period, not as a value for your address.
Zillow’s typical home value is $243,781 (As of August 2026; Zillow typical home value for New Orleans, LA). Treat it as market context, not a completed sale price or an offer for your property.
Condition and needed repairs or cleanout can change what you compare. Tenants or other occupancy can affect access and timing; so can the time you have to carry the house and its bills. We buy houses as-is, in any condition — no repairs, no cleaning, no cleanout required to sell to us.
Local selling costs
Louisiana deed-recording costs
The parish clerk charges to record the deed. Louisiana’s basic statutory fee is $100 for a document of one to five pages; longer documents, extra indexed names, and other services can add charges. Title and settlement costs also depend on the closing, so the recording fee alone is not the total cost of selling.
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.
What you may keep
Sale price and money left after costs are different numbers
Compare a realistic sale price or written offer with your mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, your share of current property taxes, selling costs, repairs or cleanout if you list, and bills while you wait. The amount left depends on your house and the numbers for your sale.
Just an estimate — the actual number could be more or less depending on the home’s condition.
Compare what you may keep with the New Orleans home-sale calculator →New Orleans market report questions
Do New Orleans market numbers tell me what my house is worth?
No. The figures describe the market area and period shown; they do not price your particular address. Condition, repairs, access, tenant or other occupancy, costs, and timing can change your comparison.
How can repairs, tenants, and timing change my comparison?
Repairs and cleanout can change what you spend before listing. A tenant or other occupancy can affect access and timing, and the bills you carry depend on how long you wait. Compare those details with a realistic listing plan or written cash offer.
What is the Louisiana deed-recording fee?
The basic statutory fee is $100 for a document of one to five pages. Longer documents, extra indexed names, and other services can add charges. The linked Louisiana statute has the recording-fee details.
When you buy my house, who pays the closing costs?
When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs. Your mortgage, liens, back taxes, and share of current property taxes are separate.
How do I compare a sale price with what I may keep?
Compare a realistic sale price or written offer with your mortgage payoff, liens, back taxes, current property-tax share, selling costs, repair or cleanout expenses, and bills while you wait. The New Orleans calculator lets you change planning assumptions; its result is an estimate, not an offer for your house.
How do I request a written cash offer?
Use the form on this page or call 888-274-5006. We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
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We'll give you a written cash offer within 24 hours.
We give written cash offers in 24 hours.
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