ZIP 70808
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
March. Asking rents in ZIP 70808 usually run 1% below trend in March and 1% above it in August, about $29 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 70808 is 0.1% below its high of $1,467 in August 2026, at $1,466 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 70808 changed +1.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 75 Louisiana ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.0%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 70808 rose 19.9% while median household income rose -3.3% ($71,805 to $69,418). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 70808 is 27.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($69,418) is $1,735 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,690); a 4-bedroom is $2,180.
9th cheapest of 11 ZIP codes in Baton Rouge.
ZIP 70806, 3 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,310/mo), about $1,900 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 70808. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 70808 (Baton Rouge, LA) is majority owner-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 67.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 70808 in Baton Rouge, LA has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 70808 in Baton Rouge, LA has increased by $269 per month, settling near $1,466 after starting the period at $1,197. Census figures show median household income at $69,418 today, compared with $68,341 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 20.9 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 35,309 to 35,843 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.5% change. About 44.5% of households rent today, against 46.4% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 70808 covers Baton Rouge, LA. The median rent here is $1,466/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,190/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,350/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($69,418/yr), ZIP 70808 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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