Mortgage rates in Lake Charles, LA
Current 30-year, 15-year, FHA, and VA averages, plus a worked monthly payment on a Lake Charles median-price home ($175,000). National averages update on the rates research page.
30-year fixed
6.85%
15-year fixed
6.05%
FHA 30-year
6.55%
VA 30-year
6.40%
Reference rates updated April 2026. Your quote depends on credit profile, loan-to-value, loan size, and lender. Tax and insurance figures are state-average estimates. Not a loan offer.
Monthly payment on a Lake Charles median-price home
30-year, 20% down
$1,209 /mo
- Sale price
- $175,000
- Loan amount
- $140,000
- Rate
- 6.85%
15-year, 20% down
$1,477 /mo
- Sale price
- $175,000
- Loan amount
- $140,000
- Rate
- 6.05%
FHA, 3.5% down
$1,442 /mo
- Sale price
- $175,000
- Loan amount
- $168,875
- Rate
- 6.55%
Includes ~0.55% annual MIP escrowed monthly.
Includes principal, interest, Calcasieu Parish property tax (effective 0.55%), and Louisiana homeowners insurance estimate (1.45% of home value). HOA, PMI, and CDD/MUD assessments not included.
What drives the Lake Charles number
- Calcasieu Parish property tax: ~0.55% effective rate. On the median price ($175,000) that escrows to about $80 per month.
- Louisiana insurance: ~1.45% of home value annually. About $211 per month.
- Loan-type spread: FHA quotes run ~0.30% below conventional, but you pay an upfront MIP plus 0.55% annual MIP for the life of the loan when you put less than 10% down.
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