Tensas Parish, LA Housing Market Brief
county · LA · score computed October 2026
What is Tensas Parish, LA’s Alpha Score?
The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.
Population band 1 of 5 (population 475–9,803) · comparable within its band
Where is Tensas Parish, LA in its market cycle?
Tensas Parish, LA is classified as Declining — cooling, with scores declining over recent months. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.
What’s the forecast for Tensas Parish, LA?
County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.
Tensas Parish, LA housing market data
| Metric | Value | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $1.1M | ▲ +99.9% | Redfin |
| Median Days on Market | 9 days | ▼ -90.5% | Redfin |
| Months of Supply | 5.2 | ▼ -16.1% | Redfin |
| Homes for Sale | 11 | ▲ +83.3% | Redfin |
| Homes Sold | 2 | ▲ +100% | Redfin |
| Median Price / Sq Ft | $384 | ▲ +94.8% | Redfin |
How has Tensas Parish, LA’s Alpha Score moved?
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tensas Parish, LA a buyer's or seller's market?
In the scores computed October 2026, Tensas Parish, LA is classified as a Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 39 out of 100. It is based on the 4 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — building, affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.
Are home prices rising or falling in Tensas Parish, LA?
The median sale price in Tensas Parish, LA is $1.1M, having risen 99.9% over the past year, according to Redfin.
How affordable is Tensas Parish, LA?
Tensas Parish, LA scores 77 out of 100 on affordability — relatively affordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.
What's driving Tensas Parish, LA's Alpha Score?
Tensas Parish, LA's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (90/100) and its weakest is Inventory Health (0/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 4 of them have data for this market.
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