Original research · 2026 edition
The New Orleans Shotgun Housing Census
How many shotgun houses have been documented, where the form is most concentrated, what City permits reveal and how the 2026 market is priced.
10,400+
shotgun houses documented across four surveyed districts
70%
of Central City buildings are frame shotguns
97
shotgun renovation permit records, 2017–2025
$267k
median 2026 asking price
The reports use different dates and boundaries; New Orleans does not maintain a continuously updated citywide architectural census.
The headline figure
More than 10,400 shotgun houses documented.
Official reports for Uptown, Central City, Carrollton and Broadmoor document more than 10,400 shotgun houses within their survey boundaries.
Uptown contains the largest recorded number. In Central City, frame shotguns account for 70% of district buildings, the highest reported concentration in this analysis.
The reports use different dates and boundaries; New Orleans does not maintain a continuously updated citywide architectural census.
48%
of Uptown district buildings
70%
of Central City buildings
97
shotgun renovation permit records, 2017–2025
$267k
median 2026 asking price
District comparison
Where shotgun houses shape the streetscape.
Uptown has the largest documented count. Central City has the highest reported concentration. Switch between four measures, then select a district for the underlying survey detail.
Documented shotgun houses by district
Counts reported within each official survey boundary
Dashed marker shows the median of the reported values. Bars begin at zero.
The permit record
Shotgun renovations appear every year.
From 2017 through 2025, City permit records contain 97 structural or non-structural renovation permits whose project descriptions explicitly use the word “shotgun.” The series peaks in 2021, when 19 such permits were issued.
The record shows continuing reinvestment in the building type. It also gives a reproducible baseline for future updates.
Shotgun renovation permits
Applications explicitly using “shotgun” in the project description · 2017–2025
New Orleans shotgun home prices
The median asking price was $267,000.
A public search on August 14, 2026 returned 52 priced shotgun-style homes. Asking prices ranged from $45,000 to $725,000, with the middle half listed between $199,750 and $380,500.
About 67% were categorized as multi-family, while 79% were located in ZIP codes 70117, 70119 and 70118.
Shotgun home asking-price distribution
52 priced shotgun-style listings · August 14, 2026
USD · active asking prices
minimum$199.8k
25th percentile$267k
median$380.5k
75th percentile$725k
maximum
The published figures
Compare the city, one district at a time.
Search and sort the published district figures. The downloadable CSV carries the same values shown here.
| Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uptown New Orleans | ~5,144 | 48% | Not stated | 10,716 | National Register nomination |
| Central City | 2,800+ | 70% | 99% | 4,000+ | National Register nomination |
| Carrollton | 2,339 | 45% | 60% | 5,198 | City and National Register reports |
| Broadmoor | 113 | 14% | 100% | 860 | National Register nomination |
Sources and method
How the census was assembled.
The analysis combines official architectural surveys, reproducible City permit records and a dated public market sample.
01District counts+
Counts, shares and type breakdowns were transcribed from official City and National Register district reports. Uptown’s count is calculated from the report’s 48% share of 10,716 buildings and rounded to approximately 5,144.
02Permit activity+
The permit series selects records issued from 2017 through 2025 whose description contains the word ‘shotgun,’ then counts structural and non-structural renovation permit types by year. It is a minimum observable series rather than a total of every project involving a shotgun house.
032026 market sample+
Price statistics cover 52 priced homes in the public Shotgun Style result set on August 14, 2026. One visible vacant-lot result was excluded. The figures describe active asking prices on that date.
04Citywide coverage+
New Orleans property systems do not maintain one complete architectural-style field. The 10,400-plus headline is the combined scale documented by four district reports, while the chart and table preserve each district’s original survey context.
Source library
Government reports, the City permits dataset and the dated listing source. Reviewed September 1, 2026.
- 01Uptown New Orleans Historic District nominationNational Park Service
- 02Uptown and Carrollton study reportCity of New Orleans
- 03Central City Historic District nominationNational Park Service
- 04Broadmoor Historic District nominationNational Park Service
- 05New Orleans permits datasetCity of New Orleans Safety & Permits
- 06Shotgun Style homes for sale in New OrleansZillow / ROAM MLS display
For journalists and researchers
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