CITY PROFILE
Shreveport, LA
“Cheap living nowhere, affordable boredom everywhere.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $186K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,348/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 18.7°C · warmest 29.2°C · coolest 7.1°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1274 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.56 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #141 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy99
- Affordable to rent87
- Climate comfort91
- Plenty of sunshine60
- Big-city amenities8
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.