Housing market/Louisiana/ZIP 70808
ZIP 70808 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 70808 · LA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 70808 — 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 70808
- 1-unit detached10,52455.9%
- 1-unit attached3962.1%
- 2–4 units1,90610.1%
- 5–49 units3,55618.9%
- 50+ units2,43312.9%
- Mobile120.1%
2–4 unit share 10.1% · 5–49 unit share 18.9% · combined 2–49 29.0%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,283 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,133.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 52.6%; ≥50% 35.5%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,300 (1.013× ACS median gross rent).
Population
36,513 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +8.2%.
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: 2 properties, 0 assisted units.
- 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 70808 46.8% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 14.8%; ACS median gross rent is $1,283; population increased +8.2% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,906 units in 2–4-unit structures and 3,556 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,300 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,283. 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 70808 is a Census / HUD profile for Baton Rouge, LA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 70808 — 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 70808?
ZIP 70808 (Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 36,513 residents, 16,055 households, a renter share of 46.8%, median household income of $69,078, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,283. Vacancy is 14.8%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 70808?
ACS counts 592 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,314 in 3–4 unit buildings, 803 in 5–9, 1,674 in 10–19, and 1,079 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 5,462 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 70808?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,300. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 70808 — Baton Rouge, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Louisiana ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 70808 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.