Jefferson County, LA Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Jefferson County, LA is $269,973. There were 3,671 home sales in Jefferson County, LA over the past 12 months. The median residential Jefferson County, LA home value for transactions over the previous year is $235,716. The number of current listings in Jefferson County, LA is 5,133, and the percentage of properties for sale is 5133.00%. The county has 165 foreclosures, 101 bank owned properties, 62 headed for auction, and 5,133 properties for sale.
Jefferson County, LA Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | $ 299,474 $ 196/sqft | Harvey | $ 223,990 $ 130/sqft |
| Metairie | $ 329,000 $ 192/sqft | Westwego | $ 178,607 $ 138/sqft |
| Kenner | $ 269,572 $ 166/sqft | Lafitte | $ 256,000 $ 134/sqft |
| Marrero | $ 215,000 $ 150/sqft | Barataria | $ 249,900 $ 145/sqft |
| Gretna | $ 243,324 $ 143/sqft | Grand Isle | $ 299,900 $ 109/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Jefferson County, LA
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $299K | $295K | -1.34% |
| Median Sold Price | $210.9K | $180.4K | -14.47% |
| Homes For Sale | 3,782 | 5,101 | 34.88% |
| Homes Sold | 1,054 | 810 | -23.15% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Jefferson County, LA home values range from $30,285 to $3,614,822. Metairie is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $355,000, and Westwego is most affordable with average house prices of around $198,000.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 0.03% of all residential properties in Jefferson County, LA with Metairie containing 2 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 10 cities within Jefferson County, LA; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $756,037 in Metairie to the lowest home value of $553,736 in Metairie.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Jefferson County, LA ranges from the highest value of $2,040,078 in Barataria to the lowest value of $16,000 in New Orleans. Bank owned homes and properties account for 1.61% of properties in Jefferson County, LA. There are 10 cities within Jefferson County, LA; New Orleans containing 94 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsNew Orleans has 163 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Jefferson County, LA. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.99% of all properties in Jefferson County, LA. There are 10 cities within Jefferson County, LA; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $1,238,204 in Metairie to the lowest value of $33,682 in Metairie.
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