Housing in Read Blvd East at a glance
- Population
- about 9,612
- Housing units
- about 3,243
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $275,000New Orleans: $315,700 (-13%)
- Median gross rent
- $910 a monthNew Orleans: $1,251 (-27%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 85.1%New Orleans: 51.2%
- Homes built before 1980
- 40.6%
- Median year built
- 1982
Rent of $910 is the lowest among New Orleans' ten sectors, 27% under the $1,251 city rent, and Read Blvd East also has the highest owner share, 85.1%, or 33.9 points above New Orleans overall. The sector is north-east of the centre, and its housing is newer than most, with only 40.6% built before 1980, the lowest share of the ten, and a typical build year of 1982. The $275,000 median value ranks sixth of ten and is 13% below the city. Behind those shares stand 2,656 owner households and only 465 renting, in 3,243 homes and 9,612 residents, estimated from 2 census tracts. Little Woods alongside is at $216,000 with 51.6% owners, and Gentilly Terrace has $272,000 and 71.4%. Both are less owner-heavy than Read Blvd East, and both have older homes. Its low rent and high ownership together mark it out, since no other sector in the list combines the two.
Questions about Read Blvd East
What is the median home value in Read Blvd East, New Orleans?
$275,000 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 Read Blvd East?
$910 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 Read Blvd East own or rent?
Most own: 85.1% 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 2 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.
Read Blvd East is one of the 10 most populous of 72 neighborhood statistical areas of New Orleans: estimated population about 9,612 (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 Read Blvd East. 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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