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Baton Rouge LA
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are tightening further.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,600 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 1,600 searches in July 2026, for Baton Rouge on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Heating
Tightening lately, jobs are growing, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+2.9%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +3.5% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,138/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · Baton RougeNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, today.● softer● neutral● firmer
State proposal would shift homeless housing assistance funds to open 200-bed shelter in Baton RougeState proposal would shift tens of millions in homeless housing assistance funds to open 200-bed shelter in Baton RougeEast Baton Rouge considers temporary housing waiver as hurricane season reaches peakView all 4 Baton Rouge news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+3.2%
Migration 2025-0.87/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025+230.5%
Vacancy 202410.7%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$718/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,138 · own $1,856
$1,138RENT
$1,856OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
−0.87/1k
▼ Net outflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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