ZIP 70810
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in ZIP 70810 usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1.4% above it in August, about $42 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 70810 is 0% below its high of $1,540 in August 2026, at $1,540 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 70810 changed +3.8% 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 70810 rose 26.2% while median household income rose 6.5% ($86,471 to $92,098). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 70810 is 33.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
30% of the median household income ($92,098) is $2,302 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,290).
11th cheapest of 11 ZIP codes in Baton Rouge.
ZIP 70836, 4 miles away, rents for 11% less ($1,373/mo), about $2,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 70810. 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 70810 (Baton Rouge, LA) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 55.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 70810 in Baton Rouge, LA has changed in 5 years
The median rent in ZIP 70810 in Baton Rouge, LA stood at $1,190 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,540, reflecting a 29.4% increase over the period. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 70810 in Baton Rouge, LA now reports about $92,098, up from $90,770 in 2021. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has contracted by 1.0% since 2021, moving from about 43,092 residents to roughly 42,659. Renters now make up 32.6% of households, compared with 28.2% five years ago. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 70810 in Baton Rouge, LA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 70810 covers Baton Rouge, LA. The median rent here is $1,540/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,250/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,420/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($92,098/yr), ZIP 70810 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.8% over the past year.
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