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Is now a good time to sell in Lake Charles?
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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
It's a fair time, not a clearly favorable one. Lake Charles has a Sold Score of 48/100 in May 2026 (Fair Chance of Selling) — pricing realistically is doing most of the work.
Pending ratio is 0.39 — the higher this is, the faster contracts come in relative to standing inventory. Active inventory is down +23.1% year over year, tightening the pool you're competing in. Median days on market sit at 86. 26.4% of active listings have already reduced asking 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%