71006
Benton, Louisiana.
Benton, Bossier Parish, LA · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro · population 16,454
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$877 (+91%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $8,510 +2%
- $343,232$351,742 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $55,444 +19%
- $296,299$351,742 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.
- 71006$1,846
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 20 years.
Typical home values in zip 71006 rose 2.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Benton, LA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Asking rent — 71006
Against the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro and the national benchmark.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Typical home value — 71006
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 71006$351,742
- Shreveport$183,475
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.1 | 71111 | Bossier City | 43,925 | $1,530 | $277,120 |
| 12.3 | 71067 | Princeton | 2,406 | — | $205,721 |
| 13.0 | 71037 | Haughton | 21,192 | $2,129 | $253,559 |
| 13.0 | 71004 | Belcher | 335 | — | $148,289 |
| 13.1 | 71064 | Plain Dealing | 4,350 | — | $124,270 |
| 16.0 | 71107 | Shreveport | 31,734 | $1,381 | $151,431 |
| 16.7 | 71101 | Shreveport | 6,415 | $986 | $48,683 |
| 17.7 | 71104 | Shreveport | 12,975 | $1,007 | $132,106 |
| 18.2 | 71103 | Shreveport | 6,332 | — | $30,619 |
| 19.4 | 71105 | Shreveport | 20,179 | $1,264 | $213,276 |
| 19.7 | 71112 | Bossier City | 33,587 | $1,551 | $183,494 |
| 20.0 | 71061 | Oil City | 1,977 | — | $111,409 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.