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Median Home Price in Baker, LA

The median home value in Baker, LA is $184,774 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.35% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$184,774

Year-over-Year

+0.35%

Population

11,933

Baker ranks #24 of 36 Louisiana cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 9.7% below the state's city median of $204,702. It sits in East Baton Rouge Parish, where the county-wide median is $236,339.

Housing affordability in Baker

Median household income in Baker is $54,750, so the typical home value is about 3.4× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Baker

Baker police recorded a violent crime rate of 402 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,743 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Baker

What is the average home price in Baker, LA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Baker, that value is $184,774. That's up 0.35% from a year earlier. It is about 9.7% below the typical Louisiana city tracked here.

Is Baker expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Baker are cheaper than East Baton Rouge Parish as a whole, where the median is $236,339 — a difference of about 21.8%.

Is Baker affordable?

Median household income here is $54,750, so the typical home value is about 3.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Baker a safe place to live?

Baker police reported 402 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 11,933. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.