The story of this market
The typical home in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana sells for about $282,900, or $158 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 63 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 93% since 2000. Last year 39 of 77 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is tornado, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,149 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,149 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
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2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2006 (+11.5%). Worst: 2011 (-2%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+0.5%
LA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,456
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 77 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
78
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $266,587,807.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
77.4%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 16790 | 8626 | 77.4% | 11.5% | $190,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish demonstrates pricing resilience with the median sale price reaching $282,900, up 4.8% year-over-year to lead the Capital Region. Although higher mortgage rates moderated transaction counts by 3.6% to 452 monthly sales, months of inventory contracted to 4.5 months, preserving pricing leverage for sellers and yielding an average sale-to-list ratio of 97.9%.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 4 cities · 32 ZIP reports
Median prices moved up 1.8% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 61 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
3% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 63.42% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 4.1% · poverty 18.2% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 32 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 5.0%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 70714 | Baker | $207,000 | $163 | -2.3% | 66 | 98% | 20% | 4.7 | 3,172 | $1,250 | researched Sep 25 |
| 70791 | Wilson | $314,990 | $163 | +2.3% | 61 | — | 20% | — | 508 | $1,149 | researched Sep 25 |
| 70801 | Baton Rouge | $246,000 | $145 | +2.5% | 70 | 98.5% | 20.9% | 4.7 | 3,364 | $1,500 | researched Sep 25 |
| 70802 | Baton Rouge | $117,000 | $100 | -2.5% | 65 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.2 | 145 | $1,157 | researched Sep 25 |
| 70803 | Baton Rouge | $818,003 | $245 | +3.3% | 70 | 98.5% | 20.9% | 4.2 | 120 | $1,348 | researched Sep 25 |
| 70805 | Baton Rouge | $64,000 | $70 | -10% | 103 | — | — | — | 100 | $1,100 | researched Oct 3 |
| 70806 | Baton Rouge | $319,999 | $190 | +1.2% | 58 | 97.5% | 18% | 4.2 | 179 | $1,250 | researched Sep 25 |
| 70807 | Baton Rouge | $110,000 | $115 | +2.5% | 66 | — | 20.9% | — | 56 | $1,200 | researched Sep 25 |
| 70808 | Baton Rouge | $385,000 | $164 | +4.6% | 40 | — | — | 4.7 | 208 | $1,149 | researched Sep 25 |
| 70809 | Baton Rouge | $305,900 | $158 | +2.4% | 49 | 98% | 16.1% | 4.3 | 148 | $1,385 | researched Oct 3 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Violent and property crime rates remain elevated within core Baton Rouge municipal precincts relative to Louisiana averages, whereas incorporated suburban areas such as Central and Zachary report significantly lower index crimes. Parish-wide collaborative policing initiatives and camera networks continue to target auto theft and gun violence hotspots.
Public school outcomes diverge sharply across jurisdictions; Zachary Community School District regularly ranks as Louisiana's top-performing public system, and Central Community School System consistently earns an A rating, while East Baton Rouge Parish School System carries a composite C rating with high-performing magnet schools offsetting struggling district schools.
Flood risk remains the primary natural hazard following historic inundation events like the August 2016 flood, with significant acreage falling within Special Flood Hazard Zones AE and A along the Amite River and Comite River basins. Heightened wind and hurricane deductible pressures paired with Louisiana Citizens property insurance assessments impact parish homeowners.
Economic development is anchored by state government administration, Louisiana State University research infrastructure, and petrochemical mega-refineries along the Mississippi River corridor. Major ongoing capital works include the Comite River Diversion canal project, healthcare district expansions, and downtown riverfront corridor enhancements.
Parish residential property taxes benefit from Louisiana's generous $7,500 homestead exemption on assessed value (taxable assessment is 10% of fair market value, exempting the first $75,000 of market value). Total composite millage rates generally range between 90 and 130 mills depending on municipal tax district and school jurisdiction, yielding an effective tax rate around 0.5% to 0.6%.
East Baton Rouge Parish serves as the government and economic center of the Capital Region, supported by state agency employment, higher education institutions (LSU and Southern University), and a vast petrochemical industrial corridor. Major regional employers include the State of Louisiana, ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Complex, and extensive healthcare systems.
Interstate 10 and Interstate 12 serve as the primary east-west arteries meeting at the historic I-10/I-12 split, with the Horace Wilkinson Bridge carrying I-10 over the Mississippi River. Public transit is operated parish-wide by the Capital Area Transit System (CATS), though daily travel remains predominantly car-dependent with frequent peak-hour corridor congestion.
Parish-wide planning governed by the East Baton Rouge City-Parish Planning Commission emphasizes comprehensive stormwater mitigation and flood-resilient zoning ordinances under the FUTUREBR master plan. Infill redevelopment in Mid City and downtown continues alongside controlled commercial expansion in the southern sector.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor's Office assesses residential real property at 10% of fair market value under Louisiana statutory requirements, reappraising parcels at least once every four years. Assessed values factor in the Louisiana constitutional $7,500 homestead exemption for primary owner-occupants.
Parish parcels fall under varied special taxing authorities including the East Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission (BREC), the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) district, local mosquito abatement districts, and individual drainage/levy assessment units.
Homeowners insurance premiums across East Baton Rouge Parish remain elevated due to statewide reinsurance contraction, windstorm/hurricane vulnerabilities, and inland flood exposure. Properties situated in high-risk flood zones face mandatory NFIP flood coverage mandates alongside substantial base premium surges.
- Surge Entertainment4.512.8 mi
- Airborne Extreme Adventure Park4.610.7 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.312.7 mi
- Liberty Lagoon48.3 mi
- 13th Gate Escape, Louisiana's Ultimate Escape Games4.910.4 mi
- Tiger Stadium4.812 mi
- Raising Cane's River Center, Baton Rouge, La4.210.2 mi
- The Queen Baton Rouge4.19.4 mi
- Lamar Dixon Expo Center4.527 mi
- Topgolf Baton Rouge4.213.7 mi
- BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo4.23.9 mi
- All Star Lanes4.39.7 mi
- Perkins Rowe4.613.2 mi
- Cinemark Perkins Rowe and XD4.513.1 mi
- AMC Baton Rouge 164.310.3 mi
- Knock Knock Children's Museum4.710.6 mi
- Louisiana's Old State Capitol4.710.1 mi
- Louisiana State Capitol4.69.4 mi
- Burden Museum & Gardens4.811.1 mi
- Louisiana Art & Science Museum4.610.2 mi
- Burbank Soccer Complex4.415.3 mi
- BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center4.513.8 mi
- Highland Road Community Park4.615.3 mi
- Magnolia Wilds4.716.9 mi
- Burden Museum & Gardens4.811.1 mi
- Topgolf Baton Rouge4.213.7 mi
- Surge Entertainment4.512.8 mi
- Santa Maria Golf Course4.416.8 mi
- Beaver Creek Golf Course4.510.9 mi
- Copper Mill Golf Club4.27.1 mi
- Mall of Louisiana4.412.5 mi
- Perkins Rowe4.613.2 mi
- Ideal Market #83.89.5 mi
- Burlington3.59.5 mi
- Sprouts Farmers Market4.511 mi
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport4.44.2 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
Iconic multi-venue athletic and cultural campus hosting SEC football, museum collections, and performing arts centers that drive heavy game-day tourism and resident civic pride.
Extensive parish park featuring a 18-hole golf course, renovated municipal zoo, lake trails, and tennis center serving northern East Baton Rouge Parish.
Community recreation park offering public astronomical telescopes, disc golf, sports fields, and preserved hardwood green space.
Levee boardwalk along the Mississippi River connecting the historic Fletcher-class destroyer museum, Shaw Center for the Arts, and riverfront parks.
Premier regional shopping, dining, and pedestrian hub anchored by boutique retailers, cinemas, luxury apartments, and green commons.
Retrieved via Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS Detailed Tables for East Baton Rouge Parish (FIPS 22033).
applies when — Property located within a condominium regime
The association may adopt budgets and collect assessments for common expenses. Late fees for assessments are capped at 30% of the monthly assessment amount.
R.S. 9:1123.102
Louisiana requires a judicial foreclosure process. The process involves filing a petition, obtaining a judgment, and a sheriff's sale. Specific notice requirements, including posting a sign on the property, apply to residential dwellings.
Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 2293
Sellers must complete a property disclosure document in good faith, disclosing known defects in the property as prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission.
R.S. 9:3196 through 9:3200; La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXVII-3601
Property is assessed at 10% of its fair market value. The tax liability is calculated by applying the local millage rate to the assessed value. A homestead exemption of $75,000 of the assessed value is available for owner-occupied primary residences.
Louisiana Constitution Article VII, Section 18
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.