Baton Rouge, LA — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
ZIP code 70819, in the Baton Rouge area, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $73,561 and per-capita income of $30,576. Homes here have a median value of $171,000, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 0.67% keeps annual property taxes comparatively contained. A combined sales tax rate of 5.00% applies to purchases. Taken together, these figures describe a community where earnings land above many parts of the state but where housing costs and tax rates stay below what higher-income metros command, giving working households a steadier footing than either struggling or affluent areas typically offer.
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