ZIP Code 70801

In Baton Rouge's 70801 ZIP code, households bring in a median income of $115,708, while per-capita income reaches $94,422. Property taxes here run at an effective rate of 0.67%, applied at the county level, so a home's assessed value drives the annual bill directly. Combined with a 5.00% sales tax rate, the overall picture shows how housing costs and everyday purchases interact with earnings that sit well above many parts of the state. Buyers weighing a move into this downtown ZIP can gauge how much of their income a given home price would absorb once the county tax is factored in.