Neighborhood Profile

Old South Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA | East Baton Rouge Parish
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
42.1
National rank: #10,346 of 14,967
Stability and Strength
19.3
Score
Value Opportunity
41.9
Score
Momentum
79.1
Score
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
ContextValue
LocationBaton Rouge, LA
CountyEast Baton Rouge Parish
National rank#10,346 of 14,967
State rank#75 of 147
City rank#32 of 53
County rank#32 of 53
National percentile30.9
National bandMIDDLE_50_PERCENT
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Housing and local fundamentals

Housing and market metricsValue
Current Zillow home value$122,517
Year-over-year home value change9.2%
Month-over-month home value change-0.07%
Home value to income ratio3.56
Median household income$34,376
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%
Civilian unemployment rate9.3%
Homeownership rate29.5%
Housing vacancy rate31.8%
Rent burden 30% or higher58.1%

How to read this profile

  • Ranks are always shown with denominators.
  • Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
  • Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
  • Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers

Questions About Living in Old South Baton Rouge

What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Old South Baton Rouge?

Old South Baton Rouge is ranked #32 of 53 eligible neighborhoods in Baton Rouge; #75 of 147 eligible neighborhoods in LA; and #10,346 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.

Is Old South Baton Rouge one of the best neighborhoods in Baton Rouge?

Old South Baton Rouge has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 42.1 and a city ranking of #32 of 53 eligible neighborhoods in Baton Rouge.

How much are homes worth in Old South Baton Rouge?

The current Zillow Home Value Index for Old South Baton Rouge is approximately $122,517.

Are home values rising or falling in Old South Baton Rouge?

Zillow neighborhood values changed 9.2% year over year and -0.07% month over month.

What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Old South Baton Rouge?

Old South Baton Rouge has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 79.1. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.

What is the median household income in Old South Baton Rouge?

The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $34,376.

How affordable is Old South Baton Rouge relative to household income?

The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 3.56. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.

Is Old South Baton Rouge primarily homeowners or renters?

The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 29.5%.

What is the unemployment rate in Old South Baton Rouge?

The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 9.3%.

How educated are residents of Old South Baton Rouge?

Approximately 31.4% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.

What share of renters in Old South Baton Rouge face high rent burden?

Approximately 58.1% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.

How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Old South Baton Rouge?

The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.

Governed ranking context

How this neighborhood ranks

HMDA Mortgage Intelligence

Neighborhood Mortgage Market

FULL_OR_NEAR_FULL

Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.

Activity year2024
Estimated applications152
Estimated originations86
Home-purchase applications84
Origination rate56.6%
Home-purchase share55.4%
Average application loan$169,576
Total application loan amount$25,855,396
National application rank#2,877 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 4.9% YoY; originations 16.0% YoY
Mortgage methodology

HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.