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Pleasant Hill, LA Housing Affordability Index

Pleasant Hill, Louisiana has an MBR Housing Affordability Index score of 176.3 (Highly Affordable) as of October 30, 2026, ranking 94th most affordable of 331 scored Louisiana cities, compared with 125.1 statewide and 97.4 nationally. On a median-priced $43,000 home with 20% down, the Louisiana average 30-year fixed rate of 7.19% means a monthly principal and interest payment of about $233, or 14% of the city’s $19,600 median household income.

The MBR Housing Affordability Index (MBR-HAI) for Pleasant Hill is updated every night from live Louisiana mortgage rates and U.S. Census Bureau income, home value and housing cost data for the city. A score of 100 equals the national average; higher scores mean homeownership is more affordable.

Pleasant Hill MBR-HAI 176.3 Highly Affordable
Rank in Louisiana 94 of 331 1 = most affordable
Louisiana 125.1 Statewide score
National 97.4 100 = baseline
Avg 30-yr rate 7.19% Louisiana lenders
Median home value $43,000 U.S. Census Bureau

Pleasant Hill is 51.2 points above the Louisiana score. Scores as of October 30, 2026. See the Louisiana index

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What It Takes to Buy in Pleasant Hill

$233/mo
Principal & Interest
Median home, 20% down, 7.19%
$10,000
Income Needed
To keep the payment at 28% of income
$19,600
Median Household Income
Louisiana: $60,756
2.2x
Price-to-Income Ratio
Louisiana: 3.6x
$330/mo
Median Owner Costs
Mortgage, taxes, insurance, utilities
$1,098/yr
Median Property Tax
Louisiana figure
5.4%
Owner Cost Burden
Owners spending 30%+ of income on housing
47.9%
Renter Cost Burden
Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024) for Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. The rate is the Louisiana average 30-year fixed rate from MonitorBankRates, since lenders publish rates by state.

Cite the Pleasant Hill Score

“MonitorBankRates (MBR) Housing Affordability Index, MonitorBankRates.com, October 30, 2026. Pleasant Hill, Louisiana score: 176.3 (Highly Affordable), ranked 94 of 331 Louisiana cities. monitorbankrates.com/housing-affordability-index/louisiana/pleasant-hill”