Housing in Lakeview at a glance
- Population
- about 9,985
- Housing units
- about 3,903
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $591,000New Orleans: $315,700 (+87%)
- Median gross rent
- $2,000 a monthNew Orleans: $1,251 (+60%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 79%New Orleans: 51.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 48.4%
- Median year built
- 1982
Rent is higher in Lakeview than in any other of New Orleans' ten sectors: $2,000, or 60% above the $1,251 city level. Median value follows closely, at $591,000, ranking second and 87% above the city. From its position north-west of the centre, Lakeview also has 79% owners, again second, so it combines high rents with strong ownership; 2,832 own against 751 renting. The housing is younger than most, with only 48.4% built before 1980, ninth of ten, and a typical build year of 1982. Among its neighbours, Gentilly Terrace has a $272,000 median, while Mid-city's median is $384,000, with owners at just 27.5%. Estimated from 4 census tracts, the sector holds 9,985 residents in 3,903 homes. Pre-1980 homes are rarer here than in Gentilly Terrace, where 88.2% date from before 1980, and the gap in typical build year, 1982 against 1953, is wide. Its rent is the one measure where it leads the city outright.
Questions about Lakeview
What is the median home value in Lakeview, New Orleans?
$591,000 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 Lakeview?
$2,000 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 Lakeview own or rent?
Most own: 79% 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.
Lakeview is one of the 10 most populous of 72 neighborhood statistical areas of New Orleans: estimated population about 9,985 (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 Lakeview. 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
Work in one of these trades in Lakeview? Ask for your spot.