Farmland and its buildings in Evangeline Parish averaged $3,186 an acre in the 2022 Census of Agriculture: the 18th cheapest of the 64 parishes in Louisiana, 11% below the Louisiana average in the same census ($3,600).
In the 2017 census it was $2,441 an acre, so the average has risen 31% in five years.
| Farmland and buildings, an acre, 2022 | $3,186 |
|---|---|
| The same, 2017 | $2,441 +31% |
| Farms counted, 2022 | 565 (596 in 2017) |
| Average farm | 312 acres |
| Share of the parish that is farmland | 41.6% |
| Median value of an owner-occupied home | $124,600 ± $15,800 |
The farm figure is land and buildings together, averaged over every farm in the parish, from the largest ranch to the smallest holding. It is for comparing one parish with another, not a price for any parcel: a few acres with road frontage usually costs more an acre than the average, not less.
Source: USDA, 2022 Census of Agriculture, Louisiana county data, Table 8; Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, table B25077
Next door
The parishes that share a border with Evangeline Parish, cheapest farmland first.
| parish | Farmland an acre | Median home |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Davis Parish | $2,980 | $150,800 |
| Acadia Parish | $3,046 | $155,500 |
| Allen Parish | $3,103 | $104,500 |
| Avoyelles Parish | $3,193 | $122,400 |
| St. Landry Parish | $3,540 | $142,500 |
| Rapides Parish | $3,817 | $181,100 |
Buying land here: the Louisiana rules
Since January 2026 a tax sale sells a debt, not the land.
Each links to the Louisiana guide, where every fact cites the statute or agency page it came from.