Baton Rouge, LA 70806 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 95
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Home Value
$252,602
+2.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
95
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.0 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
76 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
30%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
35%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,239/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-3.6%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$120
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−4% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 26% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (95/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.2% below their final list price; 30% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 35% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $65k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,279 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $378/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $120 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (67% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.7% to +9.6% (80% range; middle estimate +2.5%), chance of a rise 67%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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Other ZIP codes in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge, LA 70816 | $243K | +2.8% | 52 |
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| Baton Rouge, LA 70802 | $82.1K | −4.9% | 99 |
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| Baton Rouge, LA 70805 | $68.3K | −12.1% | 100 |
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| Baton Rouge, LA 70807 | $104.8K | −5.6% | 96 |
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| Baton Rouge, LA 70811 | $163.8K | −2.3% | 63 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70814 | $213.5K | +3.0% | 62 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70812 | $133.9K | −5.0% | 63 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70818 | $277.3K | +2.2% | 55 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70819 | $183.7K | +2.2% | 41 |
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| ZIP 70813 | – | – | – |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70836 | – | – | 12 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70801 | – | – | 32 |
| ZIP 70825 | – | – | – |