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Baton Rouge metro · South
Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana · approx. 377,000 residents
Estimated from state baseline
Median income
$58.4K
household / year
Avg home price
$242K
~$1,212/mo mortgage
Avg rent
$1,280
per month
Cost of living
93
100 = US avg
How Baton Rouge scores
Job market depth43/100
Breadth of local employment and earning power.
Affordability86/100
How far the median income goes against home prices.
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