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 temperature18.7°C · warmest 29.2°C · coolest 7.1°C · NASA POWER
Annual precipitation1274 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.