Shreveport, LA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 71009, near Shreveport, homes are valued at a median of just $9,999, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.62% works out to only about $62 a year on that amount. With median household income at $45,750 and per-capita income of $25,262, that tax bill takes up a tiny share of earnings. A combined sales tax rate of 5.00% applies to purchases. Low home values keep ownership within reach, though the gap between household and per-capita income hints at wide variation in what residents actually earn.