Baton Rouge - LA housing market
The Baton Rouge metro has a typical home value of $248,895, up 2.6% from a year ago. Homes sell in 33 days on average, a balanced market. 27% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Baton Rouge housing market, October 2026
The typical Baton Rouge home is worth $248,895 as of August 2026, up 0.1% from the prior month, up 0.3% over three months, and up 2.6% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $242,366 to $248,895.
Homes are going pending in about 33 days, slower than the 30 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 3,683 homes for sale, 3% more than a year ago. 27.0% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 25.7% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,382 a month, up 3.1% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 15.0.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($49,779), the typical Baton Rouge home costs about $1,690 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $72,400 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($248,895) 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 2.6% over the past year. In Baton Rouge - LA, that means a home worth $242,588 last year is now worth roughly $248,895.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $257,676. 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 33 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 858 new listings hit the market each month in Baton Rouge - LA. There are currently 3,683 homes for sale, up 2.9% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Baton Rouge - LA is $1,382, up 3.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.0x, toss-up (#149 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,379 a month in principal and interest, $3 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.42% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in LA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans - LA | $261,002 | +2.1% | 47.0d |
| Lafayette - LA | $202,529 | +2.8% | 37.0d |
| Shreveport - LA | $186,446 | +3.4% | 28.0d |