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Ball, LA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Ball, LA Housing Market Trends

With a population of 3,839, 1,329 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $222,276, house prices in Ball are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Ball, accounting for 77.30% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Ball include mobile homes or trailers ( 10.43%), row houses and other attached homes ( 3.57%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 2.47%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Ball. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 80.96% of Ball's homes, and 77.16% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Ball built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Ball built between 2000 and later ( 28.05%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 26.06%).

Ball Home Appreciation Rates

Some of the lowest real estate appreciation rates in America over the last ten years have been in Ball, where house values have increased just 39.03%, which is annualized rate of 3.35%. This rate is lower than the appreciation rate found in 90% of the cities and towns in America.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Ball's appreciation rate, at 5.51%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Ball's appreciation rate has been -1.58%, which annualizes to a rate of -6.16%.

Notably, Ball's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Louisiana, our data show that Ball's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Louisiana.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$222,276

Ball, LA Home Prices
> $1,189,000
$892,001 - $1,189,000
$595,001 - $892,000
$476,001 - $595,000
$357,001 - $476,000
$238,001 - $357,000
$119,001 - $238,000
$59,001 - $119,000
$0 - $59,000
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
2.0%
2.0%
0.2%
0.2%
13.7%
13.7%
18.6%
18.6%
44.9%
44.9%
13.1%
13.1%
7.3%
7.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Louisiana

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,329

Ball Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,418 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
81.0%
81.0%
19.0%
19.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.8%
8.8%
91.2%
91.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
28.1%
28.1%
45.2%
45.2%
26.1%
26.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
77.3%
77.3%
3.6%
3.6%
2.5%
2.5%
1.0%
1.0%
10.4%
10.4%
5.3%
5.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
0.0%
0.0%
2.7%
2.7%
17.8%
17.8%
57.8%
57.8%
19.3%
19.3%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Ball

Zip Codes in Ball, LA