Is Baton Rouge, LA a good place to invest in rental property?

Baton Rouge, LA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-421 and a median cap rate of 4.3%, on a median sold price of $265,000. Prices changed +5.4% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Baton Rouge, LA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Baton Rouge, LA is 4.3%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Baton Rouge, LA?

The median sold price in Baton Rouge, LA is $265,000 (about $157 per square foot).

Investing in Baton Rouge, LA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Baton Rouge, LA rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$265,000Median sold price

$157Median $/sqft

4.3%Median cap rate

$-421Modeled cash flow / mo

+5.4%Appreciation YoY

17.7Months of supply

3,728Active listings

2,526Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Baton Rouge numbers say

In Baton Rouge, LA, the median home sold for $265,000 (about $157 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 4.3% cap rate with a median $-421 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +5.4% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 17.7 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

🔨 See 11 fix-and-flip deals in Baton Rouge — listings where the estimated after-repair value beats list price + rehab.

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