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Ranked #16 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
Ranked #17 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
Ranked #33 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
Ranked #43 The Most Single Cities
Ranked #59 Drought-Riskiest Cities

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Population:219,429
Pop. Change:-4%
State: Louisiana
Metro Area: Baton Rouge Metro Area
County: East Baton Rouge County
City:Baton Rouge
Zip Code:70816, 70825, ... 38 more
Real Estate:For Sale
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Interesting Facts about Baton_Rouge, Louisiana

As of 2011, Baton Rouge's population is 219,429 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of -3.62 percent.

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The median home cost in Baton Rouge is $141,200. Home appreciation the last year has been -1.99 percent.

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Compared to the rest of the country, Baton Rouge's cost of living is 9.80% Lower than the U.S. average.

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Baton Rouge public schools spend $4,941 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 16.1 students per teacher in Baton Rouge.

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The unemployment rate in Baton Rouge is 9.40 percent(U.S. avg. is 9.10%). Recent job growth is Positive. Baton Rouge jobs have Increased by 0.51 percent.

Average Commute time is 23 minutes. The National Average is 28 minutes.

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Baton Rouge's Real Estate Market (click to see properties)

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