ZIP 70816
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 70816 usually run 0.9% below trend in December and 1.3% above it in September, about $23 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 70816 is 1.5% below its high of $1,071 in May 2026, at $1,055 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 70816 changed +0.2% 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 70816 rose 21% while median household income rose 29.6% ($51,971 to $67,353). Income kept ahead of rent.
Rent in ZIP 70816 is 24.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($67,353) is $1,684 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,530); a 4-bedroom is $1,980.
3rd cheapest of 11 ZIP codes in Baton Rouge.
ZIP 70815, 3 miles away, rents for 12% less ($931/mo), about $1,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 70816. 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 70816 (Baton Rouge, LA) is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large share of families with children, 36% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 70816 in Baton Rouge, LA has changed in 5 years
Rent in ZIP 70816 in Baton Rouge, LA has climbed 18.9% since 2021, going from about $887 per month to roughly $1,055 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 70816 in Baton Rouge, LA now reports about $67,353, up from $61,215 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 8.9 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 43,068 to 45,718 between 2021 and 2024, a 6.2% change. About 50.1% of households rent today, against 47.9% in 2021. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 70816 in Baton Rouge, LA reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 70816 covers Baton Rouge, LA. The median rent here is $1,055/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,080/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,220/mo.
At 19% of local median household income ($67,353/yr), ZIP 70816 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.2% over the past year.
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At $1,055/mo, rent takes ~19% of ZIP 70816's median household income ($67,353/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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