Baton Rouge, LA
222,771Residents
$49,994Median household income
$1,067/moMedian gross rent
$234,700Median home value
31.5Median age
37%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
48%Homes lived in by their owners
4.7×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 26% of the median household income in Baton Rouge.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $43,000 a year. In Louisiana that leaves roughly $2,953 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.