The 10 Best Neighborhoods In Baton Rouge For 2021


We used science and data to determine which neighborhoods in Baton Rouge are the best of the best.

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Editor’s Note: We updated this article for 2021. This is our seventh time ranking the best neighborhoods to live in Baton Rouge.
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Do you like your neighborhood?

Is it friendly, and where everyone knows their neighbors?

No matter if you live in the sticks or in an apartment building in downtown Baton Rouge, you have a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood is different.

Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits -- less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Baton Rouge neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?

Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Baton Rouge are the best. If you're in one of the places we're about to highlight, odds are you know you've got it made. So, if you're thinking of moving to Louisiana and Baton Rouge is on the top of your list, check out our best neighborhoods to live in.

Here are the best neighborhoods in Baton Rouge for 2021.

So what's the best neighborhood to live in Baton Rouge for 2021? According to the most recent census data, Bernard Terrace looks to be the best Baton Rouge neighborhood to live in.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Baton Rouge that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Baton Rouge.

Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from best to worst.

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The 10 Best Neighborhoods To Live In Baton Rouge

Population: 3,058
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $406,314 (Fourth best)
Median Income: $70,337 (Sixth best)
More on Bernard Terrace: Homes For Sale | Data

Population: 3,731
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $80,471 (33rd best)
Median Income: $19,239 (42nd best)
More on Highland Farms: Homes For Sale | Data

Population: 8,323
Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $364,874 (Fifth best)
Median Income: $28,773 (28th best)
More on Louisiana State University: Homes For Sale | Data

Population: 44,129
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $110,269 (30th best)
Median Income: $30,140 (26th best)
More on North Baton Rouge: Homes For Sale | Data

Population: 9,020
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $69,759 (35th best)
Median Income: $27,649 (32nd best)
More on Istrouma: Homes For Sale | Data

Population: 38,225
Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $192,794 (15th best)
Median Income: $48,085 (18th best)
More on Midtown: Homes For Sale | Data

Population: 356
Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $323,750 (Eighth best)
Median Income: $9,612 (43rd best)
More on North Gate: Homes For Sale | Data

Population: 1,245
Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $238,927 (13th best)
Median Income: $66,894 (Eighth best)
More on Steele Place: Homes For Sale | Data

Population: 2,251
Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $223,084 (14th best)
Median Income: $44,692 (20th best)
More on Ogden Park: Homes For Sale | Data

Population: 2,911
Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $45,866 (43rd best)
Median Income: $25,377 (36th best)
More on Dayton: Homes For Sale | Data

How We Determined The Best Baton Rouge, LA Neighborhoods In 2021

In order to rank the best neighborhoods in Baton Rouge, we had to determine what criteria defines a "best".

Using crime, census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

  • High incomes
  • Low unemployment rates
  • Low crime
  • High home prices
  • High population densities (A proxy for things to do)

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 43 in each category, where 1 was the best.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index the "Best City Neighborhood In Baton Rouge." We're lookin' at you, Bernard Terrace.

Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the best places Baton Rouge, Louisiana has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from best to worst.

Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of The Best Neighborhoods In Baton Rouge

If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Baton Rouge where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Baton Rouge aren't all good. Valley Park takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Baton Rouge.

We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Best Neighborhoods To Live In Baton Rouge For 2021

Rank Neighborhood Population Home Value Median Income
1 Bernard Terrace 3,058 $406,314 $70,337
2 Highland Farms 3,731 $80,471 $19,239
3 Louisiana State University 8,323 $364,874 $28,773
4 North Baton Rouge 44,129 $110,269 $30,140
5 Istrouma 9,020 $69,759 $27,649
6 Midtown 38,225 $192,794 $48,085
7 North Gate 356 $323,750 $9,612
8 Steele Place 1,245 $238,927 $66,894
9 Ogden Park 2,251 $223,084 $44,692
10 Dayton 2,911 $45,866 $25,377
11 Scotlandville 11,217 $94,549 $26,450
12 The Garden District 8,146 $267,110 $50,367
13 Melrose Place East 3,974 $121,959 $35,774
14 Greenville Extension 2,148 $52,428 $59,445
15 The Bottom 3,957 $144,564 $20,360
16 Brookstown 4,597 $73,639 $26,519
17 Villa Del Rey 3,053 $183,782 $44,792
18 Scotlandville Heights 1,225 $101,496 $22,356
19 Lake Sherwood Acres 2,738 $310,349 $61,606
20 Contana Mall 514 $157,898 $41,396
21 Bocage 619 $1,047,849 $92,642
22 Highland 12,777 $329,145 $72,618
23 Sherwood 14,728 $171,336 $52,862
24 Melrose Place 3,312 $68,779 $29,302
25 Cedarcrest 1,481 $187,481 $73,854
26 Jefferson Place 811 $1,047,849 $96,215
27 Old South Baton Rouge 9,422 $133,404 $32,275
28 Fruit Town 480 $49,199 $27,986
29 Citiplace 179 $706,212 $71,593
30 Broadmoor 7,420 $175,175 $64,739
31 Victoria Gardens 2,489 $114,660 $23,658
32 Downtown Baton Rouge 2,739 $48,744 $28,393
33 Beauregard Town 1,121 $48,744 $28,393
34 Park Forest 5,703 $138,878 $43,255
35 Eden Park 3,102 $67,727 $24,343
36 Goodwood 5,624 $284,287 $68,387
37 Perkins 2,003 $156,727 $65,319
38 Southdowns 5,281 $343,736 $65,860
39 Howell Park 2,035 $120,365 $26,922
40 Goodwood Homesites 2,848 $143,672 $49,710
41 Greenville Addition 708 $59,254 $20,866
42 Southmoor 683 $284,287 $43,245
43 Valley Park 1,476 $127,485 $58,378

About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

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