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The median home value in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA is $250,761 as of 2026-08-31, up 2.05% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$250,761
Year-over-Year
+2.05%
National Rank
#1361 of 3071
West Baton Rouge Parish ranks 8th out of 64 counties in LA by median home price, and is +6.7% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within LA, the typical county has a median home value of $176,100, making West Baton Rouge Parish +42.4% above the LA state median.
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The typical home value increased by 0.1%, from $250,471 in May 2026 to $250,761 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $250,471 | +2.2% |
| Jun 2026 | $254,099 | +2.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $251,115 | +2.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $250,761 | +2.0% |
Households here earn a median of $87,299 a year against a typical home value of $250,761 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 22% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in West Baton Rouge Parish recorded a violent crime rate of 592 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,357 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 12,673 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in West Baton Rouge Parish is $250,761. That's up 2.05% from a year earlier. That is about 6.7% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes West Baton Rouge Parish the 8th most expensive of 64 counties in Louisiana.
Median household income here is $87,299, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in West Baton Rouge Parish recorded 592 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 12,673 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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