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Home values, rents and more in Hessmer, LA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$149,000
Louisiana: $214,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.8%
Louisiana: +2.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
828
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$50,625
Louisiana: $60,756 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Hessmer, LA, shaded by typical home valueHessmer
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  • $130k–$140k
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ZIP codes around Hessmer, LA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Hessmer is outlined.

How Hessmer compares

The typical home in Hessmer, LA is worth about $149,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Hessmer are 30% below the typical value in Louisiana ($214,000) and 59% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Hessmer rose 3.8%, compared with +2.1% in Louisiana and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $50,625, against $60,756 in Louisiana and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 828 people live in Hessmer (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Hessmer has the 88th-lowest typical home value of the 244 cities in Louisiana with Zillow figures.

Part of: Avoyelles Parish, LA · Louisiana

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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