Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Monroe, LA (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 71202 1% rule Monroe, LA $59,347 $700 9.20% -0.2%
2 71223 1% rule Bonita, LA $73,192 $747 7.96% 0.3%
3 71203 Monroe, LA $188,995 $1,707 7.04% 3.5%
4 71201 Monroe, LA $217,245 $1,841 6.61% 3.1%
5 71220 Bastrop, LA $91,382 $756 6.45% 1.1%
6 71256 Lillie, LA $98,022 $810 6.45% -6.8%
7 71261 Mer Rouge, LA $92,426 $747 6.30% -2.6%
8 71222 Bernice, LA $102,169 $810 6.18% -5.0%
9 71277 Spearsville, LA $123,587 $810 5.11% 2.0%
10 71260 Marion, LA $127,246 $810 4.97% 3.7%
11 71292 West Monroe, LA $151,759 $922 4.74% 0.4%
12 71291 West Monroe, LA $221,871 $1,272 4.47% 3.7%
13 71229 Collinston, LA $153,459 $810 4.12% 1.3%
14 71234 Downsville, LA $209,966 $1,098 4.08% 3.9%
15 71280 Sterlington, LA $237,237 $1,197 3.94% 3.4%
16 71238 Eros, LA $188,549 $846 3.50% 0.0%
17 71241 Farmerville, LA $185,647 $810 3.40% 3.6%
18 71264 Oak Ridge, LA $188,122 $783 3.25% 2.5%
19 71225 Calhoun, LA $248,978 $891 2.79% 1.8%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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