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32.57° N · 93.61° W · GEOID 2263855

Red Chute

Bossier Parish, Louisiana · part of the Shreveport, LA metro

LouisianaRed Chute, LARed ChuteRed Chute

The short answer

Red Chute is home to 6,526 people. Median household income is $86,124 a year and median rent is $2,095 a month, 29.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $219,100, about 2.5x annual median household income.

Red Chute stands out on value for money. Rent run 75% above what its fundamentals predict in Louisiana. Also notable: Rent took 24.4% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 29.2% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 0.7 points on average, so affordability slipped more here.

39OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Red Chute scores better than 39% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 24th of 95 in Louisiana.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%48
Economy 20%44
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%29
Education 10%54
Commute 10%62
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,095
53% above the median place
Median household income
$86,124
7% above the median place
Median home value
$219,100
31% below the median place
Unemployment
5.9%
21% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Red Chute

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Prien, LA, Blanchard, OK and Farmington, AR), household income growth here is higher: 10.6% a year against a typical 4.5% a year.
01

Moving to Red Chute

Bossier Parish gains about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in8,701
Moved out8,650
Net+51

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Caddo Parish, LA3,1422,796+346
De Soto Parish, LA124134−10

Within Louisiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within LouisianaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$54K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Bossier Parish; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bossier Parish report $52,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $54,000.
Income you would need
$83,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,095 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,611 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $219,100.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 8.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Headland, AL matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
6.6%
15% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$52,173
26% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$53,961
23% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRed ChuteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.6%15% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.9%45% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$52,17326% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$53,96123% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs about $484 a month less than the median rent, a rarer pattern than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 95 Louisiana places we track.

Red Chute29.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$83,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.2%
43% above the median place
Home price to income
2.5x
33% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$66,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Red Chute, but easier on the budget

Places that match Red Chute on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Headland, AL9612.5% vs 29.2%$9,000Compare
Golden Hills, CA9517.3% vs 29.2%$10,100Compare
Unionville, NC9412.2% vs 29.2%$19,900Compare
Prien, LA9417.8% vs 29.2%$10,600Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
81.6%
61% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,008
69% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
49% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRed ChuteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,09553% above
Rent to income129.2%43% above
Property tax rate10.5%49% below
Home price to income12.5x33% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure84.816% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,04535% below
HUD area median income4County figure$79,20026% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,00869% below
Median home value1$219,10031% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.4%55% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure29.0%44% below
Homeownership187.4%32% above
Renters paying 30%+181.6%61% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,61114% below
Vacant homes1County figure10.4%48% above
Median year built119931% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Works from home1
8.7%
31% below the median place
Poverty rate1
7.5%
30% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute23 min −7%
Income per person$36,041 −10%
Median household income$86,124 +7%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRed ChuteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$86,1247% above
Income per person1$36,04110% below
Unemployment1County figure5.9%21% above
Average annual pay6County figure$53,63319% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.8%24% below
Jobs6County figure45,29970% below
Poverty rate17.5%30% below
Mean commute123 min7% below
Works from home18.7%31% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 35.8, 8% below the median place.

Median age1
35.8
8% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
90.6%
2% below the median place
High school or higher1
93.7%
1% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance7.5% +17%
Household size2.6 +2%
Bachelor's or higher34.3% +7%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRed ChuteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,5265647th largest
Median age135.88% below
Bachelor's or higher134.3%7% above
High school or higher193.7%1% above
Household size12.62% above
Born abroad1County figure4.3%51% below
No health insurance17.5%17% above
Homes with broadband190.6%2% below
05

Life in Red Chute

OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 95 Louisiana places we track.

6 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k3.1 +44%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.1 −73%
Libraries per 10k3.1 3.5×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Cane River Creole National Historical Park 72 miles
  • Poverty Point 128 miles
  • Hot Springs National Park 138 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.6 −6%
Shops33.4 +10%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.9 −29%
Doctors' offices and clinics16.1 −20%
Child care centers2.4 +4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
71.9
133% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.9
29% below the median place
Public school students12
22,224
354% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureRed ChuteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure33267% above
Public school students12County figure22,224354% above
Students per teacher12County figure15.61% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.66% below
Shops per 10k8County figure33.410% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.929% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure16.120% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.44% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k93.144% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k93.173% below
Libraries per 10k93.1252% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1071.9133% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure654% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

July average high is 93°F, 7% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Red Chute. Larger places are fetched first.

July average high13
93°F
7% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
53.3 in
22% above the median place
Average temperature13
65°F
19% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRed ChuteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure93°F7% above
January average low13County figure36°F43% above
Average temperature13County figure65°F19% above
Annual precipitation13County figure53.3 in22% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure82.511% below
Hurricane risk14County figure74.86% above
Tornado risk14County figure85.85% above
Wildfire risk14County figure38.637% below
Heat wave risk14County figure97.99% above
Median air quality index15County figure422% below
Good air days15County figure78.9%15% above
08

Red Chute in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Red Chute does better than 48% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 30%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,095/mo (2024)$2,830/mo$2,320 to $3,440/mo+5.1%
Median household income$86,124 (2024)$112,500$95,000 to $133,000+4.6%
Median home value$219,100 (2024)$310,000$225,000 to $427,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 2.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

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Places like Red Chute

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hornsby Bend, TX$2,147$89,614Compare
Ives Estates, FL$2,110$72,239Compare
Jenison, MI$2,306$89,593Compare
Cedar Hill, TX$1,993$101,909Compare
Cedar Hill, TXJenison, MIIves Estates, FLHornsby Bend, TXRed Chute, LARed ChuteHornsby BendIves EstatesJenisonCedar HillRed ChuteHornsby BendIves EstatesJenisonCedar Hill

Places built like Red Chute

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Red Chute performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Red Chute, LA29.2%10.6%/yrn/a
Prien, LA17.8%1.2%/yrn/aCompare
Blanchard, OK12.6%3.0%/yr13.5%Compare
Farmington, AR17.5%9.5%/yr40.5%Compare
Ellettsville, IN11.4%11.7%/yr3.1%Compare
Piedmont, OK17.7%3.9%/yr27.4%Compare
Belle Plaine, MN16.2%4.5%/yr3.4%Compare

Common questions

Is Red Chute a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 39 out of 100, better than 39% of the places we rate and 24th of 95 in Louisiana. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Prien, LA, Blanchard, OK and Farmington, AR), household income growth here is higher: 10.6% a year against a typical 4.5% a year. On cost, space and class size it scores 76 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Red Chute expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $219,100.

What salary do you need to live in Red Chute?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $83,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Red Chute?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hornsby Bend, TX, Ives Estates, FL, Jenison, MI and Cedar Hill, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Red Chute with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Red Chute itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/red-chute-louisiana

Citytistics. “Red Chute, Louisiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/red-chute-louisiana/

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