Opelousas VA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Opelousas, LA

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    • A VA loan is a mortgage loan that’s backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for those who have served or are presently serving in the U.S. military. The VA does not directly lend, it guarantees the loans made by private lenders to veterans, active military personnel, and qualifying military spouses.

    The most obvious benefit of VA loans is that no downpayment is necessary to purchase a home. They will also typically have significantly lower fees-- meaning that if you're eligible to receive a VA loan, it will likely be the most favorable option. VA loans come in 3 varities: purchase, refinance and cash out refis.

    For additional benefits of VA loans, click here.

    Opelousas's 20 lenders originated 49 VA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $11,445,000, with an average VA loan value of $233,571.

    Opelousas VA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year VA mortgages in Opelousas averaged 6.48% for the week of 2025-02-14, compared to the national average (all VA variants) of 6.428% for the same period.

    Opelousas's average VA mortgage closing costs are $4,908.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-02-07) was 6.52% and one month ago for the week of 2025-01-10, the average rate was 6.66%.

    The average rate one year ago was 6.68%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-02-14, the average rate was 6.63%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Opelousas VA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

    The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for VA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Opelousas level.

    Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
    Mortgage Research Center, LLC 8 6.98% $2,429
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 6 6.25% $7,038
    DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 4 5.19% $6,538
    FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.29% $4,096
    QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 3 6.45% $8,852
    LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 2 6.81% $14,016
    CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 2 7.66% $4,737
    Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 2 6.81% $2,796
    EUSTIS AND AMERICAN MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 6.88% $1,809
    NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 2 5.75% $2,865
    PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 2 5.44% $3,118
    STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 7.69% $5,237
    CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 1 6.63% $4,833
    THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC. 1 7.00% $13,895
    PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 1 5.38% $8,203
    PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.25% $11,933
    GMFS LLC 1 7.25% $600
    LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 1 7.25% $8,611
    Assurance Financial Group, L.L.C. 1 6.63% $9,879
    Hancock Whitney Bank 1 6.63% $5,835

    The top Opelousas VA lender as defined by loan originations is Mortgage Research Center, LLC, with 8 VA loans originated. Their average total fees are $2,429, which is $4,609 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

    The lowest fee Opelousas VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    The lowest rate Opelousas VA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Opelousas (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
    2018-01-01 $135,000 (-1.8%) $187,134 (3.4%) 0.00 277
    2018-02-01 $133,750 (-4.4%) $187,485 (0.3%) 0.00 283
    2018-03-01 $130,000 (-11.6%) $191,071 (1.4%) 0.00 295
    2018-04-01 $135,000 (-9.9%) $193,151 (1.5%) 0.00 289
    2018-05-01 $139,375 (-8.4%) $204,821 (1.4%) 0.00 282
    2018-06-01 $140,000 (-10.0%) $202,799 (-3.3%) 0.00 297
    2018-07-01 $139,900 (-6.7%) $201,154 (-7.3%) 0.00 308
    2018-08-01 $140,000 (-6.6%) $202,538 (-1.8%) 0.00 322
    2018-09-01 $141,775 (-3.4%) $201,569 (2.7%) 0.00 316
    2018-10-01 $140,388 (1.6%) $200,375 (1.9%) 0.00 328
    2018-11-01 $143,250 (2.3%) $197,635 (1.1%) 0.00 324
    2018-12-01 $147,000 (8.9%) $200,870 (7.5%) 0.00 310
    2019-01-01 $146,750 (8.7%) $206,508 (10.4%) 0.00 292
    2019-02-01 $147,500 (10.3%) $198,082 (5.7%) 0.00 300
    2019-03-01 $147,857 (13.7%) $196,315 (2.7%) 0.00 296
    2019-04-01 $145,000 (7.4%) $192,173 (-0.5%) 0.00 303
    2019-05-01 $145,450 (4.4%) $196,349 (-4.1%) 0.00 300
    2019-06-01 $147,000 (5.0%) $200,231 (-1.3%) 0.00 298
    2019-07-01 $155,125 (10.9%) $208,890 (3.9%) 0.00 286
    2019-08-01 $156,864 (12.1%) $208,657 (3.0%) 0.00 273
    2019-09-01 $154,409 (8.9%) $206,550 (2.5%) 0.00 265
    2019-10-01 $151,200 (7.7%) $203,453 (1.5%) 0.00 260
    2019-11-01 $149,900 (4.6%) $194,944 (-1.4%) 0.00 265
    2019-12-01 $144,750 (-1.5%) $190,676 (-5.1%) 0.00 269
    2020-01-01 $143,625 (-2.1%) $188,475 (-8.7%) 0.00 260
    2020-02-01 $143,999 (-2.4%) $193,812 (-2.2%) 0.00 261
    2020-03-01 $148,500 (0.4%) $201,901 (2.9%) 0.00 262
    2020-04-01 $149,125 (2.8%) $205,884 (7.1%) 0.00 260
    2020-05-01 $150,000 (3.1%) $210,859 (7.4%) 0.00 239
    2020-06-01 $157,000 (6.8%) $212,004 (5.9%) 0.00 228
    2020-07-01 $156,500 (0.9%) $211,662 (1.3%) 0.00 208
    2020-08-01 $159,000 (1.4%) $204,576 (-2.0%) 0.00 190
    2020-09-01 $162,200 (5.1%) $221,481 (7.2%) 0.00 182
    2020-10-01 $161,950 (7.1%) $222,453 (9.3%) 0.00 166
    2020-11-01 $164,750 (9.9%) $234,364 (20.2%) 0.00 161
    2020-12-01 $167,000 (15.4%) $251,468 (31.9%) 0.00 142
    2021-01-01 $180,000 (25.3%) $260,165 (38.0%) 0.00 137
    2021-02-01 $169,000 (17.4%) $265,499 (37.0%) 0.00 124
    2021-03-01 $179,900 (21.1%) $277,326 (37.4%) 0.00 106
    2021-04-01 $169,975 (14.0%) $266,696 (29.5%) 0.00 103
    2021-05-01 $186,000 (24.0%) $287,470 (36.3%) 0.00 95
    2021-06-01 $181,175 (15.4%) $278,987 (31.6%) 0.00 91
    2021-07-01 $169,500 (8.3%) $265,843 (25.6%) 0.00 92
    2021-08-01 $183,750 (15.6%) $271,747 (32.8%) 0.00 90
    2021-09-01 $182,500 (12.5%) $272,248 (22.9%) 0.00 92
    2021-10-01 $185,000 (14.2%) $285,691 (28.4%) 0.00 94
    2021-11-01 $192,675 (17.0%) $307,868 (31.4%) 0.00 100
    2021-12-01 $185,925 (11.3%) $289,806 (15.3%) 0.00 93
    2022-01-01 $185,000 (2.8%) $284,138 (9.2%) 0.00 99
    2022-02-01 $185,000 (9.5%) $282,109 (6.3%) 0.00 97
    2022-03-01 $187,250 (4.1%) $262,243 (-5.4%) 0.00 107
    2022-04-01 $188,700 (11.0%) $250,471 (-6.1%) 0.00 113
    2022-05-01 $179,900 (-3.3%) $234,377 (-18.5%) 0.00 120
    2022-06-01 $191,250 (5.6%) $245,110 (-12.1%) 0.00 117
    2022-07-01 $205,000 (20.9%) $258,417 (-2.8%) 0.00 126
    2022-08-01 $219,500 (19.5%) $261,191 (-3.9%) 0.00 137
    2022-09-01 $213,875 (17.2%) $289,952 (6.5%) 0.00 147
    2022-10-01 $201,750 (9.1%) $320,029 (12.0%) 0.00 162
    2022-11-01 $215,000 (11.6%) $336,334 (9.3%) 0.00 163
    2022-12-01 $225,000 (21.0%) $347,771 (20.0%) 0.00 151
    2023-01-01 $228,550 (23.5%) $342,984 (20.7%) 0.00 153
    2023-02-01 $225,000 (21.6%) $335,605 (19.0%) 0.00 162
    2023-03-01 $224,000 (19.6%) $331,519 (26.4%) 0.00 160
    2023-04-01 $224,500 (19.0%) $336,860 (34.5%) 0.00 147
    2023-05-01 $198,750 (10.5%) $325,673 (39.0%) 0.00 151
    2023-06-01 $199,000 (4.1%) $321,102 (31.0%) 0.00 159
    2023-07-01 $214,500 (4.6%) $326,398 (26.3%) 0.00 165
    2023-08-01 $214,625 (-2.2%) $338,327 (29.5%) 0.00 175
    2023-09-01 $210,000 (-1.8%) $322,421 (11.2%) 0.00 178
    2023-10-01 $205,750 (2.0%) $293,296 (-8.4%) 0.00 197
    2023-11-01 $209,000 (-2.8%) $283,350 (-15.8%) 0.00 210
    2023-12-01 $200,000 (-11.1%) $277,779 (-20.1%) 0.00 207
    2024-01-01 $197,625 (-13.5%) $276,058 (-19.5%) 0.00 211
    2024-02-01 $198,250 (-11.9%) $277,406 (-17.3%) 0.00 216
    2024-03-01 $194,999 (-13.0%) $266,904 (-19.5%) 0.00 225
    2024-04-01 $189,250 (-15.7%) $261,188 (-22.5%) 0.00 230
    2024-05-01 $190,000 (-4.4%) $265,330 (-18.5%) 0.00 216
    2024-06-01 $191,000 (-4.0%) $279,326 (-13.0%) 0.00 211
    2024-07-01 $187,000 (-12.8%) $265,849 (-18.6%) 0.00 218
    2024-08-01 $192,500 (-10.3%) $263,959 (-22.0%) 0.00 223
    2024-09-01 $188,250 (-10.4%) $259,295 (-19.6%) 0.00 229
    2024-10-01 $189,500 (-7.9%) $264,042 (-10.0%) 0.00 218
    2024-11-01 $185,000 (-11.5%) $259,433 (-8.4%) 0.00 223
    2024-12-01 $169,750 (-15.1%) $255,669 (-8.0%) 0.00 225
    2025-01-01 $175,000 (-11.5%) $259,736 (-5.9%) 0.00 194
    Opelousas's median listing price for 2025-01-01 was $175,000, a difference of $-22,625 (-11.5%) versus the prior year and $5,250 versus the prior month.

    Opelousas's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

    Opelousas's average listing price for 2025-01-01 was $259,736, a difference of $-16,322 (-5.9%) versus the prior year and $4,067 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-01-01 period, Opelousas had 194 MLS listings, a difference of -31 listings (-14%) versus the prior month and -17 listings (-8%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Opelousas (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 0 days 1,700 sqft
    2018-02-01 0 days 1,704 sqft
    2018-03-01 0 days 1,706 sqft
    2018-04-01 0 days 1,703 sqft
    2018-05-01 0 days 1,746 sqft
    2018-06-01 0 days 1,799 sqft
    2018-07-01 0 days 1,774 sqft
    2018-08-01 0 days 1,794 sqft
    2018-09-01 0 days 1,736 sqft
    2018-10-01 0 days 1,743 sqft
    2018-11-01 0 days 1,780 sqft
    2018-12-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
    2019-01-01 0 days 1,813 sqft
    2019-02-01 0 days 1,798 sqft
    2019-03-01 0 days 1,773 sqft
    2019-04-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
    2019-05-01 0 days 1,794 sqft
    2019-06-01 0 days 1,803 sqft
    2019-07-01 0 days 1,830 sqft
    2019-08-01 0 days 1,824 sqft
    2019-09-01 0 days 1,811 sqft
    2019-10-01 0 days 1,801 sqft
    2019-11-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
    2019-12-01 0 days 1,764 sqft
    2020-01-01 0 days 1,756 sqft
    2020-02-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
    2020-03-01 0 days 1,826 sqft
    2020-04-01 0 days 1,841 sqft
    2020-05-01 0 days 1,860 sqft
    2020-06-01 0 days 1,883 sqft
    2020-07-01 0 days 1,855 sqft
    2020-08-01 0 days 1,883 sqft
    2020-09-01 0 days 1,900 sqft
    2020-10-01 0 days 1,866 sqft
    2020-11-01 0 days 1,885 sqft
    2020-12-01 0 days 1,885 sqft
    2021-01-01 0 days 1,885 sqft
    2021-02-01 0 days 1,824 sqft
    2021-03-01 0 days 1,913 sqft
    2021-04-01 0 days 1,940 sqft
    2021-05-01 0 days 1,817 sqft
    2021-06-01 0 days 1,785 sqft
    2021-07-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    2021-08-01 0 days 1,807 sqft
    2021-09-01 0 days 1,843 sqft
    2021-10-01 0 days 1,945 sqft
    2021-11-01 0 days 1,827 sqft
    2021-12-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
    2022-01-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
    2022-02-01 0 days 1,830 sqft
    2022-03-01 0 days 1,778 sqft
    2022-04-01 0 days 1,780 sqft
    2022-05-01 0 days 1,801 sqft
    2022-06-01 0 days 1,843 sqft
    2022-07-01 0 days 1,876 sqft
    2022-08-01 0 days 1,932 sqft
    2022-09-01 0 days 1,913 sqft
    2022-10-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
    2022-11-01 0 days 1,875 sqft
    2022-12-01 0 days 1,881 sqft
    2023-01-01 0 days 1,874 sqft
    2023-02-01 0 days 1,890 sqft
    2023-03-01 0 days 1,867 sqft
    2023-04-01 0 days 1,800 sqft
    2023-05-01 0 days 1,754 sqft
    2023-06-01 0 days 1,786 sqft
    2023-07-01 0 days 1,840 sqft
    2023-08-01 0 days 1,829 sqft
    2023-09-01 0 days 1,803 sqft
    2023-10-01 0 days 1,795 sqft
    2023-11-01 0 days 1,782 sqft
    2023-12-01 0 days 1,770 sqft
    2024-01-01 0 days 1,741 sqft
    2024-02-01 0 days 1,714 sqft
    2024-03-01 0 days 1,704 sqft
    2024-04-01 0 days 1,704 sqft
    2024-05-01 0 days 1,738 sqft
    2024-06-01 0 days 1,704 sqft
    2024-07-01 0 days 1,650 sqft
    2024-08-01 0 days 1,621 sqft
    2024-09-01 0 days 1,648 sqft
    2024-10-01 0 days 1,637 sqft
    2024-11-01 0 days 1,633 sqft
    2024-12-01 0 days 1,611 sqft
    2025-01-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
    Opelousas's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-01-01 was 0 days.

    Opelousas's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-01-01 period was 1,600 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,741 sqft.

    VA Loan Features

  • No down payment required
  • Negotiable and competitive interest rate.
  • Ability to finance the VA funding fee (plus reduced funding fees with a down payment of at least 5 percent and exemption for veterans receiving VA compensation).
  • VA rules limit the amount you can be charged for closing costs.
  • Closing costs are comparable with other financing types (and may be lower).
  • Closing costs may be paid by the seller.
  • No private mortgage insurance premiums are required.
  • An assumable mortgage.
  • Right to prepay your mortgage without penalty.
  • For homes inspected by VA during construction, a warranty from builder and assistance from VA to obtain cooperation of builder.
  • VA assistance to veteran borrowers in default due to temporary financial difficulty.