The typical owner-occupied home in Pleasant Hill is worth about $43,000, 80% below the Louisiana median of $216,500 and 87% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $199 a year in property taxes, about 0.46% of their home's value, lower than the Louisiana rate of 0.55%. The median household earns $19,600 a year, so the median home costs 2.2 times the median income (3.6 times for Louisiana). 60% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 21% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Pleasant Hill at a glance
| Pleasant Hill | Louisiana | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $43,000 | $216,500 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | $199 | $1,180 | $3,119 |
| Property tax as a share of value | 0.46% | 0.55% | 0.94% |
| Median household income | $19,600 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 60% | 67% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 21% | 52% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $850 | $1,604 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 10.9% | 20.4% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $550 | $1,064 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 34.8% | 32.8% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1976 | 1983 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 28.8% | 14.4% | 10.1% |
| Population | 605 | 4,611,961 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Pleasant Hill
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Pleasant Hill home of $43,000 with 20% down costs about $266 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $337, 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 $11,392 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 16% of the median Pleasant Hill household income of $19,600; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $74,000.
The median rent here is $550 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $8,600 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $34,400 |
| Principal and interest | $231 |
| Property taxes (0.46% a year) | $16 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $18 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $266 |
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| Down payment | $1,505 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $42,221 |
| Principal and interest | $284 |
| Property taxes (0.46% a year) | $16 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $18 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $19 |
| Total per month | $337 |
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Questions about home buying in Pleasant Hill
What is the median home value in Pleasant Hill?
About $43,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
How much are property taxes in Pleasant Hill?
Homeowners pay a median $199 a year, which is about 0.46% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.
What income do you need to buy a home in Pleasant Hill?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $266 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $11,392 a year.
More about Pleasant Hill
- Mortgage Refinance in Pleasant Hill
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- Home Equity Loans in Pleasant Hill
- 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