Sell Your Commercial Property In Shreveport, LA

Who rents in Shreveport

Renters occupy 46.7% of Shreveport's occupied homes, or 35,515 of 75,996 households, per Census ACS 2020-2024 tenure data. Caddo Parish as a whole is lower at 39.8%, per the parish tenure table. Bossier Parish, across the Red River, sits at 34.9%, per its own ACS release.

Median household income in Shreveport is $48,699, per ACS table B19013. Bossier Parish reports $69,617 for the same 2020-2024 period. That is a gap of $20,918 a year between the two sides of the river.

Bossier City, across the river, has a 46.8% renter share and a $55,819 median household income for 2020-2024. Its renters and Shreveport's draw on the same employers, so buyers often compare the two cities side by side.

Two public employers anchor rental demand. Barksdale Air Force Base's fiscal 2021 economic impact analysis counts 6,329 military members and 2,268 civilians. LSU Health Shreveport lists 1,160 students and 613 approved residents and fellows.

Rents and affordability in Shreveport

Median gross rent in Shreveport is $987 a month, per ACS 2020-2024 table B25064. Caddo Parish is close at $974, while Bossier City is $1,107. HUD's FY2027 two-bedroom fair market rent is $1,045, which is $58 above the Shreveport median.

The table shows the HUD FY2027 fair market rents for the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA, effective October 1, 2026. Both Caddo and Bossier parishes fall in this one HUD metro area, so the same limits apply on either side of the river.

In Shreveport, 49.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of income on rent, per ACS table B25070. Another 28.9% pay 50% or more. Rental vacancy is 9.9% in Shreveport and 9.4% in Caddo Parish, per ACS profile table DP04. Bossier City is tighter at 7.6%, per its DP04 profile.

In Caddo Parish, 48.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of income on rent. Bossier Parish median gross rent is $1,174 a month, which is $187 above Shreveport. Owners with units priced near the Shreveport median have room below the HUD two-bedroom limit.

Apartment stock in Shreveport

Shreveport has 15,648 homes in buildings of five or more units, or 17.4% of its 90,007 housing units, per ACS table B25024. Louisiana as a whole is at 11.2%. Bossier City is at 18.1%.

The stock is old. Shreveport's median year built is 1973, per ACS table B25035, and 64.6% of homes predate 1980, per ACS table B25034. Bossier Parish has a median year built of 1991. Anyone selling commercial property in Shreveport should have roof, sewer line and electrical records ready.

Entry prices are low by state standards. The median owner-occupied home value in Shreveport is $178,900, per ACS table B25077. Louisiana's median is $216,500, per the statewide table. Shreveport sits 17.4% below the state figure, which keeps price per unit modest.

Property taxes in Caddo Parish

Apartment buildings in Caddo Parish are assessed at 10% of fair market value. The Caddo Parish Assessor lists "Improvements for Residential (including apartments)" at 10%, with commercial improvements at 15%. Those classes come from Article VII, Section 18 of the Louisiana Constitution.

The 2025 Caddo Parish tax rate sheet lists the City of Shreveport levy at 28.318 mills. Parish-wide levies for property in Shreveport, Vivian and Bossier City total 128.18 mills. Together they make 156.50 mills, before the 9.04-mill Downtown Development District.

On a $2,000,000 Shreveport apartment building, assessed value is $200,000, so each mill costs $200. Parish-wide levies come to $25,636, and the city levy adds $5,663.60. The 2025 total is about $31,300 a year, or 1.57% of value. A downtown building adds $1,808 for the district levy.

The Caddo Assessor opens the rolls for inspection in late August and early September, and that is the window to file a protest. City of Shreveport tax notices go out in mid-November and are due December 31. If you plan to sell commercial property in Shreveport, LA, put the last two tax bills in the data room.

Landlord rules in Shreveport

Shreveport requires every rental dwelling, including apartments, to be registered before it is rented. Under Ordinance 195 of 2022, the Rental Registration Property Program requires a Certificate of Registration from the Office of the MPC. Before you sell commercial real estate in Shreveport, LA, confirm each building's certificate is current.

Louisiana requires deposits to be returned within one month after the lease ends, under R.S. 9:3251. Any amount kept needs an itemized statement. On a sale, the seller must transfer the deposits to the buyer. Willful failure costs the amount kept plus $300 or twice that amount, whichever is greater, under R.S. 9:3252.

Code of Civil Procedure Article 4701 requires written notice to vacate allowing not less than five days, including for nonpayment. A lease can waive that notice in writing. Civil Code Article 2728 sets ten calendar days before month end for month-to-month leases. Leases measured by periods longer than a month need 30 calendar days before the period ends.

What it means for a Shreveport owner

A Shreveport owner holds older stock in a market with 9.9% rental vacancy and a $987 median rent. Buyers will set that against $31,300 of yearly tax on a $2,000,000 building. HUD's FY2027 rents, from $832 to $1,450, give a check on your own rent roll. Run your numbers first with our cap rate calculator.

Skyline Capital Investments buys 5+ unit apartment buildings in Shreveport, South Highlands, Broadmoor, Southern Hills and Bossier City. If you want to sell your apartment building in Shreveport, our sell my apartment building page explains how we work.

Owners ready to sell commercial property in Shreveport, LA should bring the rental registration certificate, the rent roll and the deposit ledger. Barksdale and LSU Health Shreveport are the demand story buyers will cite.

Shreveport's 17.4% discount to the state median home value draws investors looking for yield. Clean records give those buyers fewer reasons to cut price at inspection.