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ZIP 71237 · Epps, LA · 1,268 residents · September 2026

Epps 71237: the market leans toward sellers.

Conditions tightening in sellers' favor. Typical home value $107K, −0.6% over 12 months; listings take 14 days to sell against 60 in the median U.S. ZIP.

Sources beside every figure · Zillow, August 2026 · Realtor.com, September 2026 · Census ACS 2023 · FEMA NRI

Market balanceSeptember 2026

BuyersSellersEven
Leaning seller+19

In Mar 2026: +1

Typical value$107K−0.6% over 12 months · Zillow, Aug 2026
Days on market14 daysU.S. median ZIP 60 days · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cut0%U.S. median ZIP 20% · Realtor.com
Fair market rent$1,090/moHUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms, FY 2026
Active listings1−80% vs a year ago · Realtor.com
Sale-to-list—No Redfin sales figure for this ZIP
HavenScore49of 100

Higher than 42% of scored ZIPs

Affordability81
Growth33
Risk43
Momentum20
Livability19

Five parts, weighted. How the score works →

The reading

Where the balance sits this month and what moved it.

Month by month, since the gauge began

  1. Mar 2026+1
  2. Apr 20260
  3. May 20260
  4. Jun 2026−17
  5. Jul 2026−18
  6. Aug 2026—no reading on record
  7. Sep 2026+19

Each block is one month’s reading, −100 (buyers) to +100 (sellers). The series starts in March 2026. A dashed block has no reading on record. How the balance is measured →

What is pulling the needle

  • 14 days on marketfaster than the U.S. median ZIP's 60 days
  • 0% of listings cut pricefewer than the U.S. median ZIP's 20%
  • Sale-to-list —No sale-to-list figure for this ZIP
  • 1 active listings−80% vs a year ago

Blue pulls toward buyers, orange toward sellers. Realtor.com, September 2026; Redfin.

Firming: prices −0.6% over the trailing year, with the market leaning toward sellers.

Asking price vs sale price
Typical value (index)$106,619Zillow ZHVI · Aug 2026
Median sale price—Redfin
Sale-to-list—Redfin
Sold above list—Redfin

Zillow's figure is a smoothed index of typical value, not a list price; Redfin's are closed sales for the month shown. A dash means Redfin has no closed-sale figure for the latest month.

Last 90 days

How the typical value and the listings moved over the last three months.

Typical valueHavenMay → Aug · Zillow
Active listingsHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Days on marketHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
Listings with a price cutHavenJun → Sep · Realtor.com
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Prices

Typical home value since 2022, and how far it moved over each window.

1 year−0.6%
3 years−1.8%
5 years—
10 years—
From peak−8.8%

Zillow Home Value Index · ZIP 71237 · monthly, through August 2026

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Zillow ZHVI peaked at $115,436 in April 2025; the latest value is −7.6% from that peak, 16 months on. The sharpest 12-month move was −8.2%, ending November 2023.

Zillow's typical home value here, $107K in August 2026, is 63% below the median U.S. ZIP's $289K. Over the 12 months to August 2026, Zillow's typical home value moved −0.6% here and +2.8% in the median U.S. ZIP.

Price tiers and bedrooms
Middle tier$107K
Top tier$212K
Single-family$107K

Zillow typical values by price tier, home type and bedrooms, August 2026.

How it ranks

Appreciation by window

WindowChangePer yearU.S. rankLouisiana rank
1 year−0.6%−0.6%/yrHigher than 22% nationallyHigher than 23% in Louisiana
3 years−1.8%−0.6%/yrHigher than 17% nationallyHigher than 54% in Louisiana
Since 2022−2.5%−0.6%/yr——

Zillow ZHVI · rank among scored ZIPs

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Forecast

Where the typical value is likely to be over the next 3 to 12 months, with the range the model has earned, and up to 36 months with Pro.

Last three years, then the forecast band

HavenScore Forecast Model (v1) · run October 1, 2026
$90K$110K$120K$102K202420252026$90K$110K$120K$102K202420252026
3 months$102K−4.8% · $97K–$108KHigh confidence
6 monthsHaven
12 monthsHaven
24 monthsPro
36 monthsPro
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A forecast is a range, not a promise; the confidence word says how wide it is. How the forecast works →

Of the 3-month ranges we published since December 2025, 54% contained the actual price.

Payment

What a typical home here costs each month, against the typical income.

Monthly payment

$78419% of the median household income here ($49,095)
Principal and interest$629
Property tax$50
Insurance$44
Mortgage insurance$60

Inside the 28% line lenders use for housing costs. Rate is the Freddie Mac average for September 2026; tax is the state's statutory rate.

Insurance is assumed at 0.5% of the home's value a year; Treasury's Federal Insurance Office did not publish a premium for this ZIP.

Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms$1,090
vs
Payment on a typical purchase$784

Buying costs $306 a month less than the HUD fair market rent for a 2-bedroom here (FY 2026), before tax effects and maintenance.

Price-to-income ladder

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

Cost of owning over time Haven
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The place

What it costs to own here beyond the price, and what the neighborhood is like.

Median household income$49,095Census ACS
Price to income2.2×long-run average 2.2×
Property tax0.56%statutory, state
Insurance—typical premium
Commute29 minmedian, one way
Walkability4 / 20EPA index
Hazard ratingRelatively HighFEMA NRI · wildfire 66 · flood 35
Population change−7.0% a year2018–2023, Census ACS
Median year built1976Census ACS
Owner-occupied59%Census ACS

Typical homes cost 2.2× the median household income here, against 3.3× in the median LA ZIP and 4.3× in the median U.S. ZIP (Zillow, August 2026; Census ACS 2023). Median household income is $49,095 here, against $71,388 in the median U.S. ZIP (Census ACS 2023).

Hazard ledger
Overall riskRelatively Highscore 67 of 100 · county median 67
Flood35 of 100county median 32
Wildfire66 of 100county median 68
Hurricane76 of 100county median 76

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release, refreshed annually · tract-level rolled up to ZIP · not a property-level rating · no future-year projection · the tick is the median of 3 scored ZIPs in West Carroll Parish.

Housing cost burden
Owners spending over 50% of income5%U.S. median ZIP 5%
Renters spending over 30% of income21%U.S. median ZIP 39%

Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates · the tick is the U.S. median ZIP.

Behind the score

The inputs behind each of the five parts, against the U.S. median ZIP.

Affordability

81

Growth

33

Risk

43

Momentum

20
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Livability

19
Walkability4 / 20EPA Smart Location DatabaseLeast walkable
Transit access—EPA Smart Location DatabaseNo transit data
Job density2 jobs per sq miCensus LODESFew jobs nearby

Nearby

1 scored Louisiana ZIP within 12 miles; the ones below score within ten points and cost less.

Dots are Louisiana ZIP centers colored by market balance; the ring is 12 miles.

No cheaper ZIP within ten points nearby.

Sources and freshness

Every figure on this page, where it came from and when.

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ZillowHome values, rents, price tiersAugust 2026
Realtor.comListings, days on market, price cutsSeptember 2026
RedfinSale-to-list, sold above list—
Census ACSIncome, commute, population, housing stock2023 five-year
FEMA National Risk IndexHazard ratingsDecember 2025 release
EPAWalkability2021
HUDFair market rent, 2 bedroomsFY 2026
Freddie MacMortgage rateSeptember 2026, monthly average
HavenScoreScore, balance, forecastScored October 1, 2026

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