Farmland and its buildings in Orleans Parish averaged $44,700 an acre in the 2022 Census of Agriculture: the most expensive of the 64 parishes in Louisiana, 1141% above the Louisiana average in the same census ($3,600).
In the 2017 census it was $10,400 an acre, so the average has risen 331% in five years.
That average rests on only 48 farms, so a single large sale moves it a long way. Read it as rough.
| Farmland and buildings, an acre, 2022 | $44,700 |
|---|---|
| The same, 2017 | $10,400 +331% |
| Farms counted, 2022 | 48 (39 in 2017) |
| Average farm | 4 acres |
| Share of the parish that is farmland | 0.2% |
| Median value of an owner-occupied home | $315,700 ± $7,417 |
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 Orleans Parish, cheapest farmland first.
| parish | Farmland an acre | Median home |
|---|---|---|
| St. Bernard Parish | $2,086 | $202,500 |
| Plaquemines Parish | $2,130 | $282,900 |
| Jefferson Parish | $2,176 | $251,400 |
| St. Tammany Parish | $10,900 | $284,000 |
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.