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Affordability in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge ranks T#118 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 13 — Quiet. That puts it in the 13th percentile nationally and #1 of 2 in Louisiana.

affordability score
13
Quiet
National rank
T#118 of 134
In Louisiana
#1 of 2
Percentile
13th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Baton Rouge sits 37 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.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Baton Rouge

  1. T#116 Fresno, CA 14
  2. T#116 Tucson, AZ 14
  3. T#118 Baton Rouge, LA — this page 13
  4. T#120 New Orleans, LA 12
  5. T#120 New York, NY 12

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Jackson, WY 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Bismarck, ND 98
  4. T#3 Sioux Falls, SD 98
  5. #5 Louisville, KY 97

More about Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge scores 28 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: