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Home values, rents and more in Sulphur, LA

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

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Typical home value
$203,000
Metro: $202,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+2.9%
Metro: +2.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$1,287/mo
Metro: $1,358 · U.S.: $1,932
Rents, past year
+11.4%
Metro: +19.1% · U.S.: +2.9%
Population
20,775
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$61,760
Metro: $66,700 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Sulphur, LA, shaded by typical home valueSulphur
  • Under $190k
  • $190k–$200k
  • $200k–$230k
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ZIP codes around Sulphur, LA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Sulphur is outlined.

How Sulphur compares

The typical home in Sulphur, LA is worth about $203,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Sulphur are about the same as the typical value in the Lake Charles metro area ($202,000) and 45% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Sulphur rose 2.9%, compared with +2.3% in the Lake Charles metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $1,287 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 5% below the Lake Charles metro area ($1,358) and 33% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 11.4% over the past year.

The median household income is $61,760, against $66,700 in the Lake Charles metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 20,775 people live in Sulphur (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Sulphur has the 6th-highest typical home value of the 15 cities in the Lake Charles metro area and the 93rd-highest of 244 in Louisiana with Zillow figures.

Part of: Calcasieu Parish, LA · Lake Charles metro area · 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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