Farmland and its buildings in Rapides Parish averaged $3,817 an acre in the 2022 Census of Agriculture: the 38th cheapest of the 64 parishes in Louisiana, 6% above the Louisiana average in the same census ($3,600).
In the 2017 census it was $3,747 an acre, so the average has risen 2% in five years.
| Farmland and buildings, an acre, 2022 | $3,817 |
|---|---|
| The same, 2017 | $3,747 +2% |
| Farms counted, 2022 | 754 (856 in 2017) |
| Average farm | 254 acres |
| Share of the parish that is farmland | 22.7% |
| Median value of an owner-occupied home | $181,100 ± $8,652 |
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 Rapides Parish, cheapest farmland first.
| parish | Farmland an acre | Median home |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Parish | $3,103 | $104,500 |
| Grant Parish | $3,170 | $143,300 |
| Evangeline Parish | $3,186 | $124,600 |
| Avoyelles Parish | $3,193 | $122,400 |
| Natchitoches Parish | $3,223 | $171,300 |
| LaSalle Parish | $4,051 | $119,500 |
| Vernon Parish | $5,108 | $156,000 |
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.