The typical owner-occupied home in Belle Rose is worth about $123,000, 43% below the Louisiana median of $216,500 and 63% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $60,976 a year, so the median home costs 2.0 times the median income (3.6 times for Louisiana). 95% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 27% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Belle Rose at a glance
| Belle Rose | Louisiana | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $123,000 | $216,500 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | – | $1,180 | $3,119 |
| Median household income | $60,976 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 95% | 67% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 27% | 52% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $4,001 | $1,604 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 27.3% | 20.4% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | – | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Median year homes were built | 1966 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 14.9% | 14.4% | 10.1% |
| Population | 1,400 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Belle Rose
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Belle Rose home of $123,000 with 20% down costs about $826 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,031, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.
Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $35,397 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 16% of the median Belle Rose household income of $60,976; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $212,000.
| Down payment | $24,600 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $98,400 |
| Principal and interest | $662 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $113 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $51 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $826 |
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| Down payment | $4,305 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $120,772 |
| Principal and interest | $812 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $113 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $51 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $54 |
| Total per month | $1,031 |
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Questions about home buying in Belle Rose
What is the median home value in Belle Rose?
About $123,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
What income do you need to buy a home in Belle Rose?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $826 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $35,397 a year.
More about Belle Rose
- Mortgage Refinance in Belle Rose
- Debt Relief in Belle Rose
- Home Equity Loans in Belle Rose
- Guides and quotes for mortgage refinance on our sister site, MortgageRefinance.com
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data