Lake Charles, LA (City) - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates (ApartmentList)

Updated on April 29, 2026.

According to data from ApartmentList.com, the apartment rental price estimate in Lake Charles, LA in April 2026 was $1,145 overall, $878 for one-bedroom apartments, and $1,194 for two-bedroom apartments.

The chart and table below shows the trend of the rental price estimate in Lake Charles for overall, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments for recent months.

You can see similar information for other Louisiana cities, and for Louisiana.

Note: The Rental Price Estimate is the estimate of the median rent paid for new leases in a given market.

Data Source: Apartment List.
Lake Charles, LA - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
Overall
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Lake Charles, LA - Trend of Apartment Rental Price Estimates
1 – 10 of 112
Month Overall Rent Estimate ($) 1Br Rent Estimate ($) 2Br Rent Estimate ($)
Jan 2017 1208 926 1259
Feb 2017 1217 933 1269
Mar 2017 1231 943 1283
Apr 2017 1249 957 1302
May 2017 1270 974 1324
Jun 2017 1291 990 1347
Jul 2017 1273 976 1327
Aug 2017 1261 967 1315
Sep 2017 1252 960 1306
Oct 2017 1268 972 1322
Nov 2017 1266 971 1320
Dec 2017 1222 937 1274
Jan 2018 1203 922 1255
Feb 2018 1193 915 1244
Mar 2018 1199 919 1250
Apr 2018 1210 928 1262
May 2018 1232 945 1285
Jun 2018 1239 950 1291
Jul 2018 1229 942 1281
Aug 2018 1197 918 1248
Sep 2018 1192 914 1243
Oct 2018 1178 903 1228
Nov 2018 1162 891 1212
Dec 2018 1156 886 1205
Jan 2019 1128 865 1176
Feb 2019 1096 841 1143
Mar 2019 1069 819 1114
Apr 2019 1064 816 1110
May 2019 1078 827 1125
Jun 2019 1082 829 1128
Jul 2019 1099 842 1146
Aug 2019 1087 834 1134
Sep 2019 1065 817 1111
Oct 2019 1023 784 1067
Nov 2019 1004 770 1047
Dec 2019 1002 768 1045
Jan 2020 994 762 1036
Feb 2020 984 754 1026
Mar 2020 968 742 1009
Apr 2020 974 747 1015
May 2020 983 753 1024
Jun 2020 992 760 1034
Jul 2020 995 763 1038
Aug 2020 994 762 1036
Sep 2020 1015 778 1058
Oct 2020 1015 778 1058
Nov 2020 1055 809 1100
Dec 2020 1093 838 1140
Jan 2021 1142 876 1191
Feb 2021 1153 884 1202
Mar 2021 1167 895 1217
Apr 2021 1205 924 1257
May 2021 1243 953 1296
Jun 2021 1282 983 1337
Jul 2021 1280 981 1334
Aug 2021 1268 972 1322
Sep 2021 1247 956 1301
Oct 2021 1235 946 1287
Nov 2021 1235 947 1287
Dec 2021 1193 915 1244
Jan 2022 1161 890 1210
Feb 2022 1106 848 1153
Mar 2022 1077 826 1123
Apr 2022 1053 807 1098
May 2022 1040 797 1084
Jun 2022 1022 783 1065
Jul 2022 1004 770 1047
Aug 2022 997 764 1039
Sep 2022 988 758 1031
Oct 2022 982 753 1024
Nov 2022 969 743 1010
Dec 2022 957 734 998
Jan 2023 957 733 998
Feb 2023 944 723 984
Mar 2023 944 724 985
Apr 2023 944 724 984
May 2023 966 740 1007
Jun 2023 986 756 1029
Jul 2023 997 765 1040
Aug 2023 1005 770 1048
Sep 2023 1009 774 1052
Oct 2023 1009 774 1052
Nov 2023 1012 776 1055
Dec 2023 1005 770 1048
Jan 2024 1003 769 1046
Feb 2024 997 765 1040
Mar 2024 1000 767 1043
Apr 2024 998 765 1040
May 2024 1003 769 1046
Jun 2024 1000 766 1042
Jul 2024 1004 770 1047
Aug 2024 1008 773 1051
Sep 2024 1011 775 1054
Oct 2024 1009 773 1052
Nov 2024 1006 771 1049
Dec 2024 1004 769 1047
Jan 2025 1008 773 1052
Feb 2025 1025 786 1069
Mar 2025 1037 795 1081
Apr 2025 1038 796 1082
May 2025 1034 792 1078
Jun 2025 1040 797 1084
Jul 2025 1053 807 1098
Aug 2025 1074 823 1120
Sep 2025 1094 838 1140
Oct 2025 1107 849 1154
Nov 2025 1104 846 1151
Dec 2025 1109 850 1156
Jan 2026 1118 857 1165
Feb 2026 1123 861 1171
Mar 2026 1128 865 1177
Apr 2026 1145 878 1194