ZIP Code 71129

In ZIP 71129, near Shreveport, homes carry a median value of $183,400, and the county's 0.62% effective property tax rate works out to roughly $1,137 a year in taxes on such a home. With median household income at $51,013 and per-capita income at $32,496, that annual bill equals about 2.2% of a typical household's earnings. A 5.00% combined sales tax applies to purchases. The gap between what homes cost and what residents earn shapes how far a paycheck stretches here, since property taxes are only one piece of the housing expense.