Area data
Baton Rouge, LA — ZIP 70813
Population: 1,668 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 368.9 (+2.6% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 12.6¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- hurricane, lightning, tornado, coldWave, hail
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 64.7 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 51
- Days with Good air quality
- 179
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 1
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 26
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.2 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 44
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 221,615
- Average weekly wage
- $1,246
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,028
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