East Baton Rouge
Louisiana

What stands out

What stands out about East Baton Rouge Parish: natural-hazard risk is among the riskiest in America (99 of 100), the average temperature is in the top 4% of American counties (70°F), and rainfall is in the top 4% of American counties (58 inches a year). Within Louisiana it ranks 1st of 64 counties for natural-hazard risk.

Where you are

You live in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. 454,369 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.4% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -4,674).

Louisiana moved to a flat 3% income tax in 2025 and has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the nation. The homestead exemption removes the first $75,000 of home value from property tax, which keeps property bills low. Hurricane and flood exposure drives insurance costs across the southern parishes, and several insurers have left the state since 2020.

Money

The typical household here brings in $62,083 a year, higher than 55% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $66,778. Unemployment runs 3.5%, higher than 52% of American counties. 6% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,862 a year.

Home

The median home costs $236K, pricier than 51% of American counties, about 2.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,070 a month. Property tax is 0.64% of home value, roughly $1,489 a year on that median home, lower than 72% of American counties. 60% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.1 per 1,000 residents, higher than 61% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 39 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 73.9 years, shorter than 72% of American counties. There are 1,933 active physicians in the county, about 42.5 per 10,000 people. 9.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

91% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Democratic by 13 points. 63% of eligible voters turned out. Under Louisiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 70°F, highs near 80 and lows near 59, warmer than 96% of American counties. About 58 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 99 out of 100, riskier than almost every county in America; the county has had 47 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 283 Mbps down, faster than 90% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.7 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery, 6 museums.