Average Rent in Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles rentals average $850 for a 2-bedroom rental to $1,125 for a 3-bedroom rental. The median price of all currently available listings is $850, or roughly $13 per square feet.

For the apartment units and housing in June 2026, median rents have been roughly unchanged over the last year. Studio rentals prices have decreased by $408 (-18.92%) year-over-year from $2,158 to $1,750. 1-bedroom rentals prices have decreased by $12 (-1.49%) year-over-year from $774 to $763. 2-bedroom rentals prices have decreased by $264 (-26.20%) year-over-year from $1,007 to $743. 3-bedroom rentals prices have decreased by $349 (-23.66%) year-over-year from $1,474 to $1,125. 4-bedroom rentals prices have decreased by $688 (-31.43%) year-over-year from $2,188 to $1,500. Note that this figure includes all active and rented listings throughout the month.

Month-to-month, seasonality might have a bigger impact than overall trend price changes. Studio rents have gone down by 0.00% this month. 1-bedroom rents have gone down by 0.10% this month. 2-bedroom rents have gone down by 14.63% this month. 3-bedroom rents have gone down by 2.53% this month. 4-bedroom rents have gone down by 1.37% this month.