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Baton Rouge - LA housing market

The Baton Rouge metro has a typical home value of $249,747, up 1.9% from a year ago. Homes sell in 30 days on average, a balanced market. 26% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$249,747
+1.9% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$255,556
+5.5% YoY
Median list price
$282,333
Sale-to-list ratio
97.8%
Selling below ask
Days on market
30d
Listings w/ price cut
26.4%
New listings / mo
905
-2.3% YoY
Homes for sale
3,608
+2.3% YoY
Typical rent
$1,403/mo
+3.1% YoY
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($249,747) 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 1.9% over the past year. In Baton Rouge - LA, that means a home worth $245,090 last year is now worth roughly $249,747.

The median sale price , what homes actually close for , is $255,556. Homes are selling at 97.8% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Baton Rouge - LA sit on the market for roughly 30 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 26.4% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 905 new listings hit the market each month in Baton Rouge - LA. There are currently 3,608 homes for sale, up 2.3% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Baton Rouge - LA is $1,403, up 3.1% year over year. For investors, the price-to-rent ratio here is roughly 15x annual rent.

What's not on this page

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.

Related

Other metros in LA

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
New Orleans - LA$264,891 +2.7% 36.0d
Lafayette - LA$204,403 +2.3% 33.0d
Shreveport - LA$185,678 +2.0% 25.0d
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