AccessibleUpdated OCT 1, 2026

Shreveport, LA

ZIP 71103· Caddo Parish County· Shreveport-Bossier City, LA· 6,142 residents· Median income $27,958· Leaning Buyer

71103 · Shreveport, LA has a HavenScore of 62 — affordability carries it — prices sit within reach of local incomes.

At the ZIP's typical value, the estimated monthly payment takes 15% of the local median income (Zillow, US Census ACS). The buyer/seller gauge leans narrowly toward buyers, and has for 7 months. Typical values moved higher over the last 90 days (Zillow ZHVI).

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Zillow ZHVI peaked at $101,888 in Feb 2010; the latest value is -66.7% from that peak, 198 months on. Since January 2019 it is +19.9%. The sharpest 12-month move was -17.7%, ending Jul 2023.

Median price
$33,928
-0.41% past 12 mo
Est. monthly payment
$343/ mo
20% down · 30-yr fixed · 7.28% · incl. tax + insurance
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66
HavenScore: higher than 95% of scored ZIPs.
▲ +2 / 90d#2/30 in LABuyer Score
Rank

Ranked #750 of 13,130 nationally · #308 of 5,378 small market ZIPs

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Buyer view active — Leans harder on affordability and downside risk.

Score inputs below recompute for this view

Affordability
90/100
Growth
30/100
Risk
53/100
Momentum
54/100
Livability
62/100
Score · trailing 12 mo
61 → 62
+1 points
30-day
0
90-day
+2
1-yr
+1

Snapshot

Numbers at a glance, with a year of history under each

Median price
$33,928
down-0.4% 12 mo
Typical home value across the middle tier of homes here — a smoothed Zillow index, steadier than individual sale prices.
Median price: higher than 1% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is $33,928.
Price-to-income
1.2×
Median home value divided by median household income. Under 4× has historically been comfortable; over 5× stretches most budgets.
Price-to-income: higher than 1% of scored ZIPs.
Est. monthly payment
$343
At the median value with 20% down, a 30-year fixed at 7.28%, plus property tax and insurance.
Est. monthly payment: higher than 1% of scored ZIPs.
Active listings
34
Homes listed for sale right now (Realtor.com). Rising inventory usually favors buyers; falling inventory favors sellers.
Active listings: higher than 34% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 34.
Days on market
99
How long the typical listing sits before going under contract. Shorter means a tighter market; longer means more room to negotiate.
Days on market: higher than 95% of scored ZIPs.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 99.
Price cuts
+9.30%
Share of active listings that have lowered their asking price. Rising cuts usually precede softening values.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is +9.30%.
Median income
$27,958
Median household income here, from the latest US Census American Community Survey.
Population
6,142
Current resident estimate. Growth is a demand tailwind; decline is a structural risk.
Twelve-month trend shown as a sparkline; the newest value is 6,142.
Overvaluation
-12.32%
How far today's values sit above the long-run price trend. Positive means stretched; negative means discounted versus trend.
Vacancy
28.2%
Above-average. Share of housing units that are vacant in this ZIP, from the latest US Census ACS 5-year tables.
Owner-occupied
43%
of homes. Share of occupied housing units owned by their occupants (vs. rented), from the US Census ACS.
Denial rate
30.1%
Above-average. Share of mortgage applications denied in this ZIP, from the latest CFPB / FFIEC HMDA disclosures.
Lending activity
3,053
originations. Mortgage originations recorded in this ZIP in the most recent HMDA reporting year. Higher counts = more active lending market.
Net migration
-8.5%
net outflow. Net migration as a share of population, from IRS SOI county-to-county migration data. Positive = more people moving in than out.
Income inflow
$53k
average. Average gross income of households moving INTO this ZIP, from IRS SOI data. Higher = ZIP attracting higher-income households.

Place

What it is like to live here, and what could flood or burn

Place profile
WalkabilityBelow-average walkability
EPA index 7.3 of 20 · EPA Smart Location Database · Jun 2021 · above 53% of scored ZIPs
Transit accessNo transit data
EPA publishes no stop distance for most block groups
Typical commuteTypical commute
20 minutes one way · US median ZIP 22 · US Census ACS · above 64% of scored ZIPs
Jobs nearbyDense employment nearby
3,454 jobs per sq mi · US Census LODES · above 91% of scored ZIPs
Physical riskRelatively High (FEMA)
FEMA National Risk Index composite · Dec 2025 release · above 73% of scored ZIPs

Bands are each source’s own · tick marks the national median ZIP · not blended into the score

Hazard ledger · FEMA National Risk Index

Tract-level rolled up to ZIP · not a property-level rating · no future-year projection · refreshed annually (Dec 2025 release) · county tick = median of 20 scored ZIPs in Caddo Parish

Everyday prices · BEA Regional Price Parities

Everyday prices in the Shreveport metro run 15% below the US average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024).

Rents in the index run 48% below the US average.

$75,000 at US-average prices buys what $63,550 buys here.

Metro-level index, US = 100 · 2024 · the Shreveport metro, not this ZIP alone

Housing cost burden · US Census ACS
Owners spending over 50% of income4%
US median ZIP 6%
Renters spending over 30% of income47%
US median ZIP 45%

What drives the score

Five pillars, each scored 0–100

Affordability

90/100

Growth momentum

30/100

Market risk

53/100

Momentum

54/100

Livability

62/100
Walkability
1–20 index · June 2021 vintage·EPA Smart Location Database
7.3
Transit access
Ranked against every scored ZIP·EPA Smart Location Database
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Job density
Jobs per square mile, ranked against every scored ZIP·US Census LODES
3,454.5

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Inside: Affordability: Price-to-income, Property tax rate, Median income · Growth momentum: 12-month price change, 12-month rent change, Population · Market risk: Overvaluation, Active listings, Price cuts · Momentum: Days on market, Buyer / seller gauge, Demand dial

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Market signals

Tailwinds and headwinds right now

Top 5 of 14 signals
Tailwinds3
  • Affordable vs. income
    1.2× income — below the national median
  • Limited new supply
    Only 0.9 permits per 1,000 — supply constrained
  • Potentially undervalued
    12% below historical price-to-income
Headwinds2
  • Population outflow
    -8.5% net — people leaving
  • Slow-moving market
    99 days on market — homes sitting longer
Buyer / seller gauge

Market conditions

Leaning Buyer

Conditions are easing in buyers' favor. The score reads more negotiation room than balanced.

-37
Strong buyerBalancedStrong seller
Gauge since Mar 2026Leaning Buyer now

Cycle read. Softening: prices -0.4% over the trailing year, with the market leaning toward buyers.

Asking vs closed
Typical value (index)
$33,928
Zillow ZHVI · Oct 2026
Median sale price
$45,000
Redfin · Oct 2026
Sale-to-list
90.2%
Redfin · Oct 2026
Sold above list
0.0%
Redfin · Oct 2026

The Zillow figure is a smoothed index of typical value, not a list price; the Redfin figures are closed sales for the month shown.

Momentum check

What's changed in the last 90 days

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Median price

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Inventory

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Days on market

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Price cuts

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Change vs. prior 90 days · arrow shows direction, not whether it’s good or bad

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Trend

Where it's been

Peak
$101,888
Feb 2010
From peak
-66.7%
198 mo ago
Since Jan 2019
+19.9%
Worst 12 mo
-17.7%
to Jul 2023
Best 12 mo
+27.7%
since 2018

Zillow ZHVI peaked at $101,888 in Feb 2010; the latest value is -66.7% from that peak, 198 months on. Since January 2019 it is +19.9%. The sharpest 12-month move was -17.7%, ending Jul 2023.

Cycle position — prices vs the model’s value estimate and the payment’s share of income vs five years ago — opens with Pro

Appreciation by window

Zillow ZHVI · rank among scored ZIPs
WindowChangePer yearUS rankLouisiana rank
1 yeardown-0.4%-0.4%/yrHigher than 23% nationallyHigher than 24% in Louisiana
3 yearsdown-6.5%-2.2%/yrHigher than 7% nationallyHigher than 30% in Louisiana
5 yearsdown-20.6%-4.5%/yrHigher than 1% nationallyHigher than 8% in Louisiana
10 yearsdown-8.7%-0.9%/yrHigher than 1% nationallyHigher than 13% in Louisiana
Since 2009down-61.8%-5.5%/yr——

Starter homes vs the top tier

Zillow ZHVI tiers · Aug 2026
Bottom third (starter homes)
$23,451
up+36% 5Yup+142% 10Y
Middle third
$33,928
down-9% 5Yup+4% 10Y
Top third
$62,723
down-33% 5Ydown-39% 10Y

Starter homes here rose 36% in five years while top-tier homes fell 33% (Zillow ZHVI tiers) — the bottom of the market outpaced the top.

3-bedroom homes here run 19% above 2-bedrooms (Zillow ZHVI by bedroom); the LA median premium is 52%.

The historical reading — which months run highest and lowest here — opens with Haven

Rent, inventory, days on market, Zillow’s market heat, the % view and state and US reference lines open with Haven

Forecast

Where it's heading

The HavenScore Forecast Model (v1) projects this ZIP’s median value at 3-, 6-, and 12-month horizons, with 80% prediction intervals; Pro adds 24- and 36-month horizons.

Price Forecast

3-month projection · 80% range

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3-month
$35,747
+5.4%
80% range $33.7K–$38.7K
6-month
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12-month
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Of the 3-month ranges we published since December 2025, 54% contained the actual price. Track record →

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Zillow's own published forecast has this ZIP's typical value rise 1.8% over the twelve months from August 2026 (Zillow Home Value Forecast).

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Monthly cost

What you'd owe each month

Est. monthly payment
$343/ mo

20% down · 30-yr fixed · 7.28% · tax 0.56%

Principal$21
Interest$165
Property tax$16
Insurance$142
Rent vs buy

Rent data isn’t published for this ZIP, so we can’t compute a rent-vs-buy gap.

Insurance uses the average homeowners premium insurers reported for this ZIP in 2022, $1,701 a year (Treasury Federal Insurance Office).

Payment share of income

15%of the ZIP’s median income at the median value ($343/mo against $27,958 · Zillow, Freddie Mac PMMS, US Census ACS). Your own marker appears once you set an income or price in the calculator below.

Price-to-income · ZIP vs state vs US

Median home value ÷ median household income · Zillow ZHVI, US Census ACS · under 4× has historically been comfortable

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Your price, rate, down payment and income

Like for like: a 3-bedroom here rents for about $1,300 a month (HUD Small Area Fair Market Rent, FY2026) against a typical 3-bedroom value of $35k (Zillow ZHVI by bedroom) — a 44.0% gross rent yield.

Cost of ownership over time

Cumulative housing cost, interest paid, and equity built · 20% down · ZIP median income $27,958

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Sources

Every number, traced

Every metric above is sourced from public datasets, normalized against the national ZIP distribution. Home values and rents refresh monthly; demographics refresh annually.

Zillow Research
Home values, rents, inventory, transactions
Realtor.com
Inventory, days on market, price-cut share
Redfin
Sale prices, transaction volume
US Census ACS
Income, population, vacancy, cost burden
Freddie Mac PMMS
Current 30-year fixed mortgage rates
FHFA HPI
Long-term price trends
HUD Small Area FMR
Per-ZIP fair market rents (rural fallback)
BEA & IRS
Personal income growth, net migration
Lending & accessibility
Lending and neighborhood-access signals
Research the restNo crime or school rating here — why. The primary sources:GreatSchools→NCES School Search→FBI Crime Data Explorer→

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