Housing market/Louisiana/ZIP 70801
ZIP 70801 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area · Louisiana. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 70801 · LA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 70801 — Baton Rouge, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 70801
- 5–49 units7531.3%
- 50+ units16568.8%
2–4 unit share 0.0% · 5–49 unit share 31.3% · combined 2–49 31.3%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,679 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,627.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 26.2%; ≥50% 0.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,690 (1.007× ACS median gross rent).
Population
243 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +185.9%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 1,205 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 70801 100.0% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.8%; ACS median gross rent is $1,679; population increased +185.9% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 0 units in 2–4-unit structures and 75 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,690 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,679. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Louisiana research
ZIP 70801 is a Census / HUD profile for Baton Rouge, LA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 70801 — Baton Rouge, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Louisiana ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Louisiana research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 70801?
ZIP 70801 (Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 243 residents, 214 households, a renter share of 100.0%, median household income of $112,787, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,679. Vacancy is 10.8%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 70801?
ACS counts 0 units in 2-unit buildings, 0 in 3–4 unit buildings, 26 in 5–9, 34 in 10–19, and 15 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 75 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 70801?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,690. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 70801 — Baton Rouge, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Louisiana ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 70801 is Census / HUD research for Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Louisiana property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.