Crawfords Open 18 Richland Parish Homes for Meta Workers as $50 Billion Data Center Swells Demand
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Updated · Business Insider · Sep 27
Crawfords Open 18 Richland Parish Homes for Meta Workers as $50 Billion Data Center Swells Demand
2 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Sep 27
Summary
Antley Pines opened in December 2025 with deposits already securing all units before they were placed in the park, reflecting a sharp housing squeeze near Meta’s Richland Parish construction site.
Meta’s $50 billion data center—its largest yet—is expected to support about 7,500 peak construction jobs and 1,000 operational roles, drawing subcontractors who want housing within 15 minutes of the site.
Parish Line Properties now operates 18 local homes, 14 of them workforce housing, with furnished four-bedroom units averaging about $3,000 a month including utilities versus roughly $1,200 to $1,500 before Meta arrived.
The worker influx has pushed the Crawfords to launch StayNELA, a rental-listing site, while they say they are keeping rents unchanged for long-term local tenants despite rising market prices.
Richland Parish’s response mirrors the wider US data-center debate: residents cite jobs and local economic gains, while others worry about environmental strain, utility demand and what happens after construction fades.