70611
Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, LA · Lake Charles, LA metro · population 22,124
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$524 (+63%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $5,475 +2%
- $251,673$257,148 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $17,559 +7%
- $239,590$257,148 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 70611$1,350
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 49 years.
Typical home values in zip 70611 rose 2.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Lake Charles, LA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 70611
Against the Lake Charles, LA metro and the national benchmark.
- 70611$1,181
- Lake Charles$1,358
- United States$1,932
Typical home value — 70611
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 70611$257,148
- Lake Charles$201,631
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 70615 | Lake Charles | 12,980 | — | $145,015 |
| 8.3 | 70601 | Lake Charles | 30,872 | $1,039 | $100,280 |
| 8.5 | 70669 | Westlake | 9,552 | $1,965 | $187,556 |
| 11.2 | 70657 | Ragley | 5,254 | — | $249,592 |
| 12.2 | 70663 | Sulphur | 27,799 | $1,124 | $184,408 |
| 12.7 | 70633 | Dequincy | 8,486 | — | $157,708 |
| 13.0 | 70647 | Iowa | 12,736 | — | $246,279 |
| 15.5 | 70605 | Lake Charles | 40,482 | $1,438 | $276,027 |
| 18.1 | 70652 | Longville | 2,149 | — | $272,075 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.