ZIP 70130
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
November. Asking rents in ZIP 70130 usually run 1.8% below trend in November and 0.9% above it in July, about $48 a month apart at today's median. Based on 10 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 70130 is 0.7% below its high of $1,806 in January 2024, at $1,794 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 70130 changed -0.2% 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 70130 rose 18.2% while median household income rose 48.7% ($53,946 to $80,212). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 70130 is 15.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($80,212) is $2,005 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,000); a 3-bedroom is $2,560.
12th cheapest of 15 ZIP codes in New Orleans.
ZIP 70114, 2 miles away, rents for 19% less ($1,458/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 70130. 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 70130 (New Orleans, LA) is majority renter-occupied, 63.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 70130 in New Orleans, LA has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in ZIP 70130 in New Orleans, LA has increased from $1,596 to $1,794, a 12.4% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $80,212 today, compared with $65,778 five years earlier. On paper, paychecks moved up faster than rent, which softens the affordability squeeze versus the 2021 baseline. The population has contracted by 6.8% since 2021, moving from about 13,478 residents to roughly 12,560. Renters now make up 61.9% of households, compared with 65% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 63.9% of adults here, versus 58.9% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 70130 covers New Orleans, LA. The median rent here is $1,794/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,680/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $2,000/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($80,212/yr), ZIP 70130 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.2% over the past year.
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At $1,794/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 70130's median household income ($80,212/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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