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Baton Rouge LA Apartment Market Read
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are heating up further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,000 searches in September 2026 · HousesSee read → What renters Google mostHousesSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,000 searches in September 2026, for Baton Rouge on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Jobs are growing (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+2.7%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,253 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 2.2% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +3.5% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,138/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · Baton RougeNEWS · DAILY
No local coverage yet. Local press coverage varies by market, and we keep watching.
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+2.7%
Migration 2025−0.9/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+231%
Vacancy 202410.7%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$710/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,138 · own $1,848
$1,138RENT
$1,848OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
−0.9/1k
▼ More people left for other US places than moved in. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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