Ruston, LA 71270 Housing Market
- Active listings39currently for sale
- Pending sales4under contract
- Median asking price$257,500current listings
- Listing age82 daysmedian time Resideline has been seeing the current listings
- Closed sales tracked (6 mo)182a tracked sample, not a market total
- Median sold price$283,855last 6 months
- Middle half of sold prices$230k to $347k25th to 75th percentile
What the numbers say
As of October 26, 2026, Resideline is tracking 39 active listings and 4 pending sales in ZIP code 71270. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.10 makes it a typical-pace market: listings are going under contract at about the pace of most ZIP codes Resideline tracks.
The median asking price of current listings is $257,500, while the median of the 182 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $283,855. 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 71270 for 82 days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in 71270?
The median closed sale price in Ruston, LA 71270 was $283,855 over the last six months, based on 182 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $230,000 to $347,324.
Is 71270 a buyer's or seller's market?
Resideline is currently tracking 4 pending sales against 39 active listings in 71270, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.10. Resideline tracks a sample of pending sales, so the ratio is most useful as a comparison: across the 3,777 ZIP codes Resideline tracks, the middle half run from 0.05 to 0.11. A higher ratio means listings go under contract faster, which usually favors sellers; a lower one gives buyers more room. By that comparison, 71270 is currently a typical-pace market.
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