Lake Charles, LA 70601 Housing Market

• Active listings
  44
  currently for sale
• Pending sales
  6
  under contract
• Median asking price
  $172,000
  current listings
• Listing age
  91 days
  median time Resideline has been seeing the current listings
• Closed sales tracked (6 mo)
  150
  a tracked sample, not a market total
• Median sold price
  $169,000
  last 6 months
• Middle half of sold prices
  $110k to $245k
  25th to 75th percentile

What the numbers say

As of October 5, 2026, Resideline is tracking 44 active listings and 6 pending sales in ZIP code 70601. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.14 points to a balanced market: buyers have room to compare options and negotiate.

The median asking price of current listings is $172,000, while the median of the 150 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $169,000. Those two figures describe different sets of homes, so any gap between them reflects the mix of what is listed now versus what recently sold, not a negotiating discount. Resideline has been seeing the median active listing in 70601 for 91 days.

Frequently asked questions

Nearby ZIP code market data

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