Baton Rouge housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Baton Rouge home prices: in September 2026, the Zillow Home Value Index put the typical Baton Rouge, Louisiana home at $228,438. That is up 2.1% versus a year earlier and its highest month on record.
- Value of a typical home
- $228,438September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +2.1%. Measured against September 2025.
Baton Rouge home prices since 2000
Baton Rouge is the steel line; the United States is the grey line. Since April 2002 a typical Baton Rouge home has climbed from $130,163 to $228,438, ×1.76, while the US rose ×2.58 over the same months. The boom high was $178,400 in June 2008, and the low was $156,242 in March 2013, −12.4%.
Baton Rouge median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values; for 2026 the latest month is shown.
| Year | Baton Rouge | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | $132,219 | $155,308 | |
| 2004 | $135,046 | +2.1% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $144,183 | +6.8% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $162,387 | +12.6% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $174,559 | +7.5% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $176,910 | +1.3% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $173,262 | −2.1% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $171,948 | −0.8% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $162,212 | −5.7% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $158,634 | −2.2% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $157,986 | −0.4% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $161,133 | +2.0% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $167,314 | +3.8% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $173,233 | +3.5% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $172,791 | −0.3% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $185,060 | +7.1% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $188,610 | +1.9% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $193,750 | +2.7% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $202,970 | +4.8% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $219,535 | +8.2% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $223,596 | +1.8% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $226,877 | +1.5% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $225,997 | −0.4% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $228,438 | +2.1% | $366,157 |
What a home bought in Baton Rouge in any year is worth today
This is an index-based estimate for a typical home, rather than an appraisal.
Each year averages its twelve monthly index values, and the value now comes from September 2026. See also the home appreciation calculator.
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Baton Rouge housing market forecast
For the Baton Rouge, LA metro, Zillow's forecast puts values up 1.2% over the 12 months starting September 2026, and up 0.1% over the next three months. With Baton Rouge's typical home value at $228,438, that forecast would put the figure near $231,200 a year on.
Zillow's own central estimate for the metro is restated here; no forecast of its own is published by the site. Forecasts of this kind over 12 months have typically been off by several percentage points from the realised change, in both directions. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts in a single table: housing market forecast.
Baton Rouge housing market crash risk score
Moderate, 29 of 100
Against the 292 cities, the score ranks Baton Rouge on five conditions that were high before earlier price falls. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 by comparison with the other cities, and the five scores get equal weight when averaged. It shows conditions as they are today, and no crash prediction comes from it.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −22.1% | 19 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | −3.9% | 30 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 14.6 | 23 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 4.5 | 42 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +2.1% | 31 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. How the inputs get scored: methodology. See crash risk by city for all 292 cities ranked.
Baton Rouge: how much is for sale and how long homes sit on the market
In September 2026 the Baton Rouge, LA metro counted 3,291 homes for sale, up 4.6% from a year earlier and down 22.1% from the same month of 2019. Selling took a median of 74 days per listing (−3.9% against 2019), and a price cut appeared on 20.3% of listings.
| Baton Rouge, LA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 3,291 | +4.6% |
| New listings | 846 | |
| Median days on market | 74 | −7.0% |
| Median list price | $298,250 | −2.0% |
| Share with a price cut | 20.3% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. Each metro: days on market by city.
Living costs in Baton Rouge
According to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, asking rents in Baton Rouge typically run $1,301 a month, +2.5% year on year. The typical home equals 14.6 years of that rent. Households earn a median $50,332 (Census ACS 2024), and at that level the typical home costs 4.5 times yearly income. BEA reports prices in the metro at 90.8, versus 100 for the US, and housing costs at 74.2.
See the rent, prices, and salary needed to move to Baton Rouge: cost of living in Baton Rouge.
Other housing markets in Louisiana
- New Orleans at $241,895.
- Shreveport at $145,457.
- Lafayette at $224,537.
Statewide: Louisiana housing market.
How to read the chart
Each point shows the Zillow Home Value Index for Baton Rouge. The value represents a typical home in the market's middle third, with smoothing and seasonal adjustment, using the dollars of that month. A hollow dot shows the selected month on the slider, while terracotta marks the most recent month. Since the figures do not account for inflation and the index follows a typical home rather than a given house, use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to calculate one home's value from its sale price.