ZIP 70117
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 70117 usually run 1% below trend in November and 0.9% above it in April, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 70117 is 0.1% below its high of $1,503 in June 2026, at $1,502 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 70117 changed +2.2% over the year to September 2026. Across the 75 Louisiana ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 70117 rose 32.1% while median household income rose 51.2% ($30,264 to $45,764). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 70117 is 35.4% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($45,764) is $1,144 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,120); a 2-bedroom is $1,340.
5th cheapest of 15 ZIP codes in New Orleans.
ZIP 70058, 7 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,285/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 70117. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 70117 (New Orleans, LA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a median income below the national average, 35.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 70117 in New Orleans, LA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 70117 in New Orleans, LA has climbed 38.7% since 2020, going from about $1,083 per month to roughly $1,502 today. Median household income grew from $33,374 to $45,764 between 2021 and 2024, a 37.1% shift. Headcount in the area went from 27,009 to 25,652 between 2021 and 2024, a 5.0% change. About 47.8% of households rent today, against 53.4% in 2021. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 29.6% to 35.8%. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 70117 in New Orleans, LA reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 70117 covers New Orleans, LA. The median rent here is $1,502/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,120/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,340/mo.
At 39% of local median household income ($45,764/yr), ZIP 70117 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.2% over the past year.
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At $1,502/mo, rent takes ~39% of ZIP 70117's median household income ($45,764/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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