Home values, rents and more in ZIP code 71261 (Mer Rouge, LA)
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How 71261 compares
The typical home in ZIP code 71261 (Mer Rouge, LA) is worth about $92,372, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in 71261 are 45% below the typical value in the Monroe metro area ($167,000) and 75% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in 71261 rose 2.5%, compared with +3.3% in the Monroe metro area and +1.2% nationally.
About 1,171 people live in 71261 (American Community Survey 2020–24).
71261 has the 4th-lowest typical home value of the 20 ZIP codes in the Monroe metro area and the 22nd-lowest of 345 in Louisiana with Zillow figures.
Part of: Mer Rouge, LA · Morehouse Parish, LA · Monroe metro area · Louisiana
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.