Baton Rouge, LA Housing


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Baton Rouge, LA is a great city for those looking to buy a house. The median value of housing in Baton Rouge is $200,900, which is significantly lower than the US House Median Value of $338,100. Despite the lower cost of housing, there has been a healthy 8.15% appreciation in home prices over the past year, just slightly under the US 1 year House Appreciation rate of 8.27%. With its affordable housing market and steady appreciation in property values, Baton Rouge is an ideal location for both first-time homeowners and experienced investors alike.

The median home cost in Baton Rouge is $200,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 49.3%. Home Appreciation in Baton Rouge is up 9.6%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Baton Rouge real estate is 43 years old
The Rental Market in Baton Rouge
- Renters make up 43.6% of the Baton Rouge population
- 4.5% of houses and apartments in Baton Rouge, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingBaton Rouge, LouisianaUnited States
  104,557.0139,647,020.0
  4742
  $200,900$338,100
  9.6%16.6%
  27.9%57.0%
  49.3%101.1%
  $6.00$10.98
  $1,147$2,690
  40.1%57.4%
  18.1%11.2%
  41.8%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  4.5%1.9%
  1.1%0.4%
  0.8%0.7%
  0.3%0.4%
  2.9%3.6%
  8.5%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  2.1%2.6%
  2.1%2.4%
  3.1%2.8%
  6.6%3.9%
  7.1%4.5%
  12.1%11.3%
  20.3%13.0%
  22.7%20.1%
  9.8%13.6%
  3.9%8.3%
  6.4%9.7%
  2.1%3.9%
  0.8%2.2%
  0.1%0.8%
  0.8%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.1%0.2%
  8.7%13.6%
  8.7%13.6%
  9.2%13.6%
  13.4%13.2%
  20.0%14.8%
  9.2%13.6%
  11.5%10.0%
  5.9%4.7%
  6.0%12.2%
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terrible place to  More

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Over 5 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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