Housing in Gentilly Terrace at a glance
- Population
- about 8,618
- Housing units
- about 4,302
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $272,000New Orleans: $315,700 (-14%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,120 a monthNew Orleans: $1,251 (-10%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 71.4%New Orleans: 51.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 88.2%
- Median year built
- 1953
Near the centre of New Orleans, Gentilly Terrace stands out for owner-occupancy: 71.4% of households own, third of ten, which is 20.2 points above the New Orleans figure. Older homes are the norm, as 88.2% date from before 1980, second-highest of the ten, and the middle home is from 1953. The $272,000 median value is 14% under the city's $315,700, and rent of $1,120 is 10% under $1,251. Neighbours pull in opposite directions. Lakeview's median is $591,000 and its rent $2,000, while Mid-city's median is $384,000 with just 27.5% owners. Lakeview's owner share is 79%, higher still, but its housing is far newer, with 48.4% pre-1980. Gentilly Terrace is the lower-rent, owner-occupied sector of the three, with 2,715 owning households and 1,086 renting ones, among 8,618 residents. Its 4,302 homes were estimated from 4 census tracts. It is a sector whose homes are old and whose households mostly own, a combination Mid-city does not share.
Questions about Gentilly Terrace
What is the median home value in Gentilly Terrace, New Orleans?
$272,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $315,700 for New Orleans as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Gentilly Terrace?
$1,120 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,251 in New Orleans (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Gentilly Terrace own or rent?
Most own: 71.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 51.2% in New Orleans (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 4 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Gentilly Terrace is one of the 10 most populous of 72 neighborhood statistical areas of New Orleans: estimated population about 8,618 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from New Orleans Public Library, City Archives, Neighborhood Statistical Areas (City Planning Commission boundaries), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for New Orleans as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Gentilly Terrace. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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