The Baton Rouge housing market is not very competitive. Homes in Baton Rouge receive 1 offers on average and sell in around 49 days. The median sale price of a home in Baton Rouge was $210K last month, up 5.0% since last year. The median sale price per square foot in Baton Rouge is $130, up 22.6% since last year.
What is the housing market like in Baton Rouge today?
In February 2025, Baton Rouge home prices were up 5.0% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $210K. On average, homes in Baton Rouge sell after 49 days on the market compared to 70 days last year. There were 158 homes sold in February this year, down from 177 last year.
All Home Types
Median Sale PriceAll Home Types
Median Sale Price
(All Home Types)
$210,000
+5.0% YoY | Feb 2025
Based on Redfin calculations of home data from MLS and/or public records.
Location
Data
Feb 2025
Growth
% YoY
Baton Rouge, LA
$210,000
+5.0%
United States
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How hot is the Baton Rouge housing market?
Baton Rouge is not very competitive. Homes sell in 43 days.
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Redfin Compete Score™
The Redfin Compete Score rates how competitive an area is on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is the most competitive.
Calculated over the last 3 months
Multiple offers are rare.
The average homes sell for about 4% below list price and go pending in around 43 days.
Hot homes
can sell for around list price and go pending in around 9 days.
This data does not reflect actual moves. The latest migration analysis is based on a sample of about two
million Redfin.com users who searched for homes across more than 100 metro areas. To be included in this dataset, a Redfin.com user
must have viewed at least 10 homes in a three month period. This dataset excludes all rentals data.
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Climate's impact on Baton Rouge housing
Learn about natural hazards and environmental risks, such as floods, fires, wind, and heat that
could impact homes in Baton Rouge.
Flood Factor - Moderate
27% of properties are at risk of severe flooding over the next 30 years
Flood Factor
Baton Rouge has a moderate risk of flooding. 15,439 properties in Baton Rouge are likely to be
severely affected
by flooding over the next 30 years. This represents 27% of all properties in Baton Rouge. Flood risk is increasing slower than the national average.
<1% of properties are at risk of wildfire over the next 30 years
Fire Factor
Baton Rouge has a moderate risk of wildfire. There are 579 properties in Baton Rouge that have some risk of being affected by wildfire over the next 30 years. This represents <1% of all properties in Baton Rouge.
99% of properties are at extreme
risk of a severe wind event over the next 30 years
Wind Factor
Baton Rouge has an Extreme Wind Factor® risk based on the projected likelihood and speed of hurricane, tornado, or severe storm winds impacting it. Baton Rouge is most at risk from hurricanes. 100,243 properties in Baton Rouge have some risk of being in a severe wind event within the next 30 years.
Wind likelihood over time
If an exceedingly rare windstorm
(a 1-in-3,000 year storm event)
occurred today, it could cause wind gusts of up to 155 mph. In 30 years, an event of this same likelihood would show increased wind gusts of up to 163 mph.