Baton Rouge - LA housing market

The typical home value ($249,578) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Baton Rouge - LA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 2.2% over the past year. In Baton Rouge - LA, that means a home worth $244,205 last year is now worth roughly $249,578.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $256,754. Homes are selling at 97.7% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Baton Rouge - LA sit on the market for roughly 31 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 27.0% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 881 new listings hit the market each month in Baton Rouge - LA. There are currently 3,630 homes for sale, up 1.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Baton Rouge - LA is $1,407, up 3.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 14.8x, buying territory (#152 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.71% 30-year rate, runs about $1,290 a month in principal and interest, $117 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.58% rate.

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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →