The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 70898 sells for about $283,192, or $163 per square foot.
Prices are up +3.9% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 66 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,500 a month.
ZIP 70898 — Baton Rouge
ZIP 70898 is a P.O. Box-only ZIP code with no residential housing inventory. Market metrics provided reflect the broader Baton Rouge metropolitan area, which is currently experiencing a balanced market with moderate price appreciation and stable inventory levels.
Median prices moved up 3.9% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 66 days on market with 4.9 months of supply — a balanced-paced market.
20% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
Awaiting this reading — not graded.
The Baton Rouge economy is anchored by the petrochemical industry, state government, and higher education, with significant employment provided by Louisiana State University and various industrial facilities along the Mississippi River.
Baton Rouge is served by a network of major highways including I-10 and I-12, which serve as the primary corridors for regional commuting and logistics.
- Surge Entertainment4.52.3 mi
- Airborne Extreme Adventure Park4.611.7 mi
- Sky Zone Trampoline Park4.34.2 mi
- Liberty Lagoon42.6 mi
- 13th Gate Escape, Louisiana's Ultimate Escape Games4.93.2 mi
- Tiger Stadium4.82.7 mi
- Raising Cane's River Center, Baton Rouge, La4.23.4 mi
- The Queen Baton Rouge4.14.1 mi
- Lamar Dixon Expo Center4.518.9 mi
- Topgolf Baton Rouge4.25.9 mi
- BREC's Baton Rouge Zoo4.210.1 mi
- All Star Lanes4.33.8 mi
- Perkins Rowe4.64 mi
- Cinemark Perkins Rowe and XD4.53.9 mi
- AMC Baton Rouge 164.37.8 mi
- Knock Knock Children's Museum4.71.9 mi
- Louisiana's Old State Capitol4.73.4 mi
- Louisiana State Capitol4.63.8 mi
- Burden Museum & Gardens4.82.2 mi
- Louisiana Art & Science Museum4.63.5 mi
- Burbank Soccer Complex4.45.6 mi
- BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center4.54.1 mi
- Highland Road Community Park4.66.3 mi
- Burden Museum & Gardens4.82.2 mi
- Perkins Road Community Park4.62.2 mi
- Topgolf Baton Rouge4.25.9 mi
- Surge Entertainment4.52.3 mi
- Santa Maria Golf Course4.49.7 mi
- BREC's Webb Memorial Golf Course3.91.1 mi
- The Island Golf Course4.411.5 mi
- Mall of Louisiana4.43.8 mi
- Perkins Rowe4.64 mi
- Ideal Market #83.85.1 mi
- Burlington3.53.3 mi
- Sprouts Farmers Market4.50.5 mi
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport4.47.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.