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Affordability in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge ranks T#111 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 17 — Quiet. That puts it in the 18th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Louisiana.

affordability score
17
Quiet
National rank
T#111 of 134
In Louisiana
#1 of 2
Percentile
18th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Baton Rouge sits 33 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Baton Rouge

  1. #109 Stockton, CA 19
  2. #110 Cleveland, OH 18
  3. T#111 Baton Rouge, LA — this page 17
  4. T#113 Hialeah, FL 16
  5. T#113 Long Beach, CA 16

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge scores 30 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: