The story of this market
The typical home in Belcher, Louisiana sells for about $170,800, or $110 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (+0.29%), a market in balance. Homes take about 120 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,109 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+0.5%
LA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Belcher, Louisiana
Belcher is a small, stable village with a high homeownership rate and a median household income significantly above the state average. The housing market is characterized by low inventory and minimal turnover, with values showing modest, steady appreciation. Market conditions remain neutral as the village functions primarily as a residential enclave within the larger Shreveport-Bossier City metro area.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Belcher yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 4.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 59 days on market with 0.8 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
2% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 8.96% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.7% · poverty 8.5% — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
The river provides natural scenery and recreational opportunities for residents in the eastern portion of the village.
Belcher is best suited for families and individuals seeking a quiet, rural lifestyle with high homeownership rates and proximity to Shreveport employment, while maintaining a lower cost of living than national averages.
Belcher is served by the Caddo Parish Public School System, which provides regional public education services.
Transportation is dominated by private vehicle use, with U.S. Route 71 serving as the primary corridor connecting the village to regional highways.
Local recreation is defined by proximity to the Red River and rural open spaces, with residents accessing larger urban amenities in nearby Shreveport.
The rental market is limited in depth due to the village's small size and high homeownership rate, with most inventory consisting of single-family detached homes.
The local economy is small and residential, with most residents commuting to the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area for employment in diverse sectors.
Economic activity is primarily tied to the broader Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area, with local infrastructure supporting agricultural and residential land use.
There are no major large-scale commercial or residential developments currently under construction within the village limits.
Parcels are subject to Caddo Parish jurisdictional taxes and the Caddo Parish Public School System levies.
The area is located in the Red River valley, necessitating awareness of flood-plain management and standard regional insurance coverage for wind and storm events.
Property insurance markets in the region are influenced by flood risk and regional storm exposure, requiring standard coverage for homeowners.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Louisiana) — Ad Valorem Property Tax Assessment: Property is assessed at 10% of its fair market value. The tax liability is calculated by applying the local millage rate to the assessed value. A homestead exemption of $75,000 of the assessed value is available for owner-occupied primary residences.
Researched annual trajectory for this city, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 1.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Median annual property tax paid on this city's residential parcels
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 1.4%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates and DataUSA profiles.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.