Baton Rouge, LA 70820 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 46
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Home Value
$240,073
+2.2% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
46
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
74 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
17%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.8%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
41%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,489/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-35%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$119
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 35% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
- Prices. Home values are up 2.2% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 32% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+11% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (46/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.2% below their final list price; 17% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 41% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $66k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,577 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $150/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $119 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.8% to +10.5% (80% range; middle estimate +3.4%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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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 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70810 | $339.6K | +2.9% | 54 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70808 | $362.2K | +4.0% | 57 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70817 | $309.5K | +2.9% | 51 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70815 | $222.7K | +1.4% | 62 |
| Zachary, LA 70791 | $269.2K | +1.2% | 50 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70806 | $252.6K | +2.1% | 95 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70809 | $316.1K | +0.5% | 86 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70802 | $82.1K | −4.9% | 99 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70805 | $68.3K | −12.1% | 100 |
| Baker, LA 70714 | $186.4K | +1.7% | 36 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70807 | $104.8K | −5.6% | 96 |
| Greenwell Springs, LA 70739 | $296.4K | +2.6% | 51 |
| 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 |
| Pride, LA 70770 | $257.6K | −1.2% | 22 |
| ZIP 70803 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 70813 | – | – | – |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70836 | – | – | 12 |
| Baton Rouge, LA 70801 | – | – | 32 |
| ZIP 70825 | – | – | – |