Renting in Hackberry: a two-bedroom costs about $1,400
Hackberry is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Only 3 sales in September 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What Hackberry’s housing numbers say
Prices are 14% below their 2021 peak
The typical Hackberry home peaked at $271K in May 2021 and is worth about $233K now. Louisiana as a whole is 5% off its own peak. Over five years, Hackberry is down 2.9%. Price trend ↓
A second-home town
20% of Hackberry’s homes are seasonal or vacation homes, empty for much of the year. Year-round rentals are scarce: there are 3 renter households. Property taxes ↓
Owning can cost less than renting
With 20% down at the calculator’s rate, the typical Hackberry home runs about $1,300 a month with tax and insurance. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,400. Can I afford it? ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through September 2026; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey, which has wide margins in a place this size.
Why Hackberry isn’t graded
The grade needs at least two of four Census figures: home value, rent, property tax and the share of households paying 30% or more for housing.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,400
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lake Charles, LA HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the Louisiana norm
The median bill is $913 (Louisiana: $1,180), 0.39% of a home’s value a year, against 0.55% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
Hackberry and its neighbors
One source per column.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, September 2026 | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackberry | – | $233K | $231K | 0.39% | $1,400 |
“—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).
Questions about the cost of living in Hackberry
How much is rent in Hackberry?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,400 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
What are property taxes in Hackberry?
The median bill is $913 a year, 0.39% of the median home value (Louisiana: $1,180, 0.55%), from the Census 2020–24.
Why doesn’t Hackberry have a cost of living grade?
Hackberry is too small for a cost of living grade (TownRatings grades places of 1,000 or more).
Neighbors talk housing
What Hackberry buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, September 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, September 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.