Musicians’ Village: Affordable Homes in New Orleans

By Gregg Tepper

I have been married to my wonderful wife Letha for 29 years. We have 3 children: Max, Alexander and Charlotte. I have been a licensed Realtor in the New Orleans area for 19 years and am the Operator of The Tepper Group with Keller Williams Realty in Mandeville. Our team services the entire New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Our team of partners has well over 40 years of experience. In 2024 we helped 132 families buy, sell and lease homes, land and commercial investments.

There’s a neighborhood in New Orleans where the walls still echo with trumpet solos and front porches double as concert stages. Where Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis personally ensured the city’s musical soul would survive. Where you can still buy a home for less than $300,000, and it’s just nine minutes from the French Quarter. Musicians’ Village isn’t just a place to live, it’s living proof that New Orleans’ heart still beats strong.

A neighborhood built by legends for legends. After Hurricane Katrina, the city risked losing more than homes. It nearly lost its sound. Two of New Orleans’ most famous sons stepped up and helped create something extraordinary. Musicians’ Village became a safe haven for local artists and creatives to stay rooted in the city they helped define. Two blocks away sits the Ellis Marsalis Music Center, a space where young musicians rehearse, record, and perform in a 200-seat auditorium. This isn’t preservation, it’s a living, breathing music community where the next generation learns from the last.

Real homes, real potential. Walk through the neighborhood and you’ll see Acadian-style homes with porches, fenced yards, and even solar panels. Some are move-in ready. Others need a little work. Either way, this is one of the last neighborhoods near downtown where you can still buy a home under $300,000. But some homes still sell for far less, including one that’s closing soon at a price you wouldn’t believe this close to downtown.

While tourists flood the French Quarter and investors drive up prices in the Bywater, Musicians’ Village has stayed under the radar until now. The first coffee shops are coming. The first wave of serious buyers is already moving in. The clock is ticking, and once the national media catches on, everything will change.

This isn’t about finding a deal. It’s about securing a place in the one neighborhood that’s keeping New Orleans true to itself. If you’ve been waiting to get in before the market shifts, this is your moment. Call me at (985) 789 8717 or email TGroup@kw.com today. Let’s find your place in Musicians’ Village before the rest of the world does.