71261
Mer Rouge, Louisiana.
Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, LA · Monroe, LA metro · population 1,171
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$90 (+23%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $2,265 +3%
- $90,108$92,372 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Down $19,257 -17%
- $111,629$92,372 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.
- 71261$485
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, prices here aren't rising.
Typical home values in zip 71261 rose 2.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Mer Rouge, LA — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 71261
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 71261$92,372
- Monroe$166,928
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | 71223 | Bonita | 298 | — | $72,575 |
| 12.9 | 71264 | Oak Ridge | 1,130 | — | $186,265 |
| 13.3 | 71266 | Pioneer | 1,673 | — | $138,274 |
| 13.9 | 71220 | Bastrop | 20,398 | — | $92,054 |
| 15.0 | 71229 | Collinston | 1,331 | — | $149,832 |
| 16.9 | 71263 | Oak Grove | 6,410 | — | $134,586 |
| 18.3 | 71237 | Epps | 1,028 | — | $104,982 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.