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Baton Rouge, LA 70820
Single-Family Homes
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Baton Rouge, LA 70820
Wed Sep 09 2026
This week the median list price for Baton Rouge, LA 70820 is $408,500 with the market action index hovering around 33. This is about the same as last month's market action index of 33. Inventory has held steady at or around 50.
Market Action Index
This answers “How’s the Market?” by comparing rate of sales versus inventory.
Slight Seller's Advantage
Market Narrative
Home sales have been exceeding new inventory for several weeks. However prices have not yet stopped falling. Since the market is already in the Seller's zone, expect prices to level off very soon. Should the sales trend continue expect that prices could climb from there.
Real-Time Market Profile
| Median List Price | $408,500 | |
| Median Price of New Listings | $499,450 | |
| Per Square Foot | $189 | |
| Average Days on Market | 143 | |
| Median Days on Market | 81 | |
| Price Decreased | 44% | |
| Price Increased | 0% | |
| Relisted | 14% | |
| Inventory | 50 | |
| Median Rent | ||
| Market Action | 33 | |
| Slight Seller's Advantage | ||
This week prices in this zip code bumped up a bit but the trend of recent weeks is generally downward. Keep an eye on the Market Action Index for a leading indicator of the duration of this downtrend.
Market Segments
Each segment below represents approximately 25% of the market ordered by price.
| Median Price | Sq. Ft. | Lot Size | Beds | Bath | Age | New | Absorbed | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $699,900 | 2,923 | 6,500 - 8,000 sqft | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| $486,000 | 2,346 | 8,000 - 10,000 sqft | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| $330,000 | 1,822 | 4,500 - 6,500 sqft | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| $237,000 | 1,517 | 4,500 - 6,500 sqft | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 94 |