ZIP Code 70127

ZIP code 70127, on New Orleans's eastern edge, sits in working-class territory. Median household income of $40,765 and per-capita income of $22,791 fall well below national averages, while a median home value of $204,700 outpaces what those earnings might imply. Property taxes run at a county-level effective rate of 0.82%, and the combined sales tax reaches 5.00%. Together these figures describe a place where housing costs absorb a meaningful share of earnings and the sales tax takes a steady cut of everyday spending, leaving little slack in household budgets.