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How competitive is the Lake Charles housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v264
- Sold Score
- 48/100
- YoY Fair Chance of Selling
- Pending ratio
- 0.39
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- -0.2%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 86
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 26.4%
- YoY of active listings
Lake Charles is moderately competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 48/100 (Fair Chance of Selling).
**Pending ratio** is 0.39 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is -23.1% — fewer choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 86. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 26.4% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 48/100 (Fair Chance of Selling) · Pending ratio: 0.39 · Inventory YoY: -23.1% · Median days on market: 86 · Sellers cutting price: 26.4% · Median listing price: $235,000 (-1.1% YoY)
Lake Charles snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $235K
- YoY -0.0%
- Active inventory
- 880
- YoY -0.2%
- Median DOM
- 86
- YoY +0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.39
- YoY +0.1%
- Price-reduced
- 15.9%
- YoY -0.0%