Lake Charles, LA 70605 Housing Market
- Active listings74currently for sale
- Pending sales7under contract
- Median asking price$299,000current listings
- Listing age84 daysmedian time Resideline has been seeing the current listings
- Closed sales tracked (6 mo)311a tracked sample, not a market total
- Median sold price$287,500last 6 months
- Middle half of sold prices$207k to $399k25th to 75th percentile
What the numbers say
As of September 14, 2026, Resideline is tracking 74 active listings and 7 pending sales in ZIP code 70605. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.09 points to a balanced market: buyers have room to compare options and negotiate.
The median asking price of current listings is $299,000, while the median of the 311 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $287,500. 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 70605 for 84 days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in 70605?
The median closed sale price in Lake Charles, LA 70605 was $287,500 over the last six months, based on 311 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $206,900 to $399,000.
Is 70605 a buyer's or seller's market?
Resideline is currently tracking 7 pending sales against 74 active listings in 70605, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.09. Ratios of 0.6 or higher usually indicate a seller's market, 0.35 to 0.6 a competitive market, and lower values a more balanced one. By that yardstick, 70605 currently looks like a balanced market.
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