U.S. ZIP Code · LA71261

Price history

Zillow Home Value Index — monthly, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

The typical home in 71261 is worth $88,559 — 42.4% below the Monroe, LA median. Over the past year, values have fallen 7.6%. The effective property tax rate is 0.3%.

#Rent & investment

Typical asking rent, and the returns it implies at the current home value.

Monthly rent

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Gross yield?Gross yieldAnnual rent (latest ZORI × 12) divided by the typical home value (latest ZHVI). Headline cash-flow proxy; ignores expenses, vacancy, and financing.

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Cap rate?Cap rateEstimated net operating income divided by purchase price. Net operating income assumes 40% of gross rent goes to taxes, insurance, repairs, vacancy, and management — the standard rule for single-family rentals.

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#Property tax

Effective rate — total real estate taxes paid relative to total home value.

Effective tax rate?Effective tax rateAggregate real estate taxes paid in this ZIP divided by aggregate home value, from the latest Census ACS. Includes every assessment line item — not the headline statutory rate.

0.3%^[3]

Typical annual tax?Typical annual taxThe effective tax rate applied to this ZIP's typical home (latest ZHVI). A rough estimate of what one ZIP-median property would pay annually.

$306^[3]

#Climate risk

FEMA National Risk Index ratings for Morehouse Parish. "Not Applicable" means the hazard does not threaten the county.

Overall risk?Overall riskFEMA's composite National Risk Index rating, combining every modeled hazard with the area's social vulnerability and community resilience.

Relatively Low^[4]

Riverine flood

Relatively Low

Coastal flood

Not Applicable

Wildfire

Very Low

Drought

Relatively Moderate

Heat wave

Relatively Moderate

Hurricane

Relatively Low

Tornado

Relatively Moderate

Earthquake

Relatively Low

Winter weather

Very Low

#Who lives here

Population

1,171^[3]

Median household income

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#Migration

Household moves in and out of Morehouse Parish over a year, from IRS tax-return data.

Net migration?Net migrationTax returns moving in minus tax returns moving out, per year. From IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration data. County-level — every ZIP in the county carries the same number.

-142^[5]

Moved in

431

Moved out

573

Schools

Open public schools in this ZIP, from the NCES Common Core of Data.

Public schools

1

Elementary

1

Middle

0

High

0

• Delta Elementary School

  Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Morehouse Parish

  524 students

#Metro ranking

Where this ZIP sits among others in its metro area.

Appreciation?Metro percentileThis ZIP's rank among every ZIP in its metro for five-year price appreciation. 75th percentile means three-quarters of the metro's ZIPs appreciated less.

11th percentile^[1]

Rental yield

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Property tax

39th percentile^[3]

#Comparable ZIPs

Same metro, nearest typical home value. Each card shows the comparable ZIP's headline numbers so you can scan at a glance.

• 71220vs 71261 →

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  Gross yield

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• 71256vs 71261 →

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  Gross yield

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  Gross yield

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• 71223…

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  $67,208

  Gross yield

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• 71202…

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  Typical home

  $59,041

  Gross yield

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• 71277…

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  Typical home

  $122,237

  Gross yield

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