ZIP 70501
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 70501 is 3.3% below its high of $1,115 in February 2026, at $1,078 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 70501 changed -0.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 75 Louisiana ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.0%.
Rent has fallen 7 months in a row, and rose in 5 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($33,365) is $834 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a studio ($730); a 1-bedroom is $840.
1st cheapest of 5 ZIP codes in Lafayette.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 70501. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 70501 (Lafayette, LA) is majority renter-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 16.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 70501 in Lafayette, LA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 70501 in Lafayette, LA has shifted from $941 to $1,078, up 14.6% since 2022. Median household income climbed from $28,067 to $33,365 between 2021 and 2024, a 18.9% shift. With wages climbing faster than rent over the same window, renters here have a bit more breathing room than they did five years back. Census counts show ZIP 70501 in Lafayette, LA losing about 1,479 residents over the five-year window, down 5.3% on net. The renter share has risen from 55.5% to 58.8%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 70501 in Lafayette, 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 70501 covers Lafayette, LA. The median rent here is $1,078/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $840/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $950/mo.
At 39% of local median household income ($33,365/yr), ZIP 70501 ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.3% over the past year.
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At $1,078/mo, rent takes ~39% of ZIP 70501's median household income ($33,365/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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