CITY PROFILE
Baton Rouge, LA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Baton Rouge is a smaller metro where housing costs are one of the more affordable in the dataset, making it accessible if budget is a priority. Expect a warm climate with abundant sunshine, but also a wet climate—you'll see plenty of rain alongside those sunny days. It's a straightforward trade-off: lower cost of living in exchange for heat and humidity.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $248K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,393/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 19.8°C · warmest 27.8°C · coolest 9.7°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1561 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.67 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #66 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy91
- Affordable to rent80
- Climate comfort95
- Plenty of sunshine62
- Big-city amenities84
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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