Housing market/Louisiana/ZIP 70809
ZIP 70809 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 70809 · LA
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 70809 — 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 70809
- 1-unit detached6,06743.7%
- 1-unit attached7995.8%
- 2–4 units1,1958.6%
- 5–49 units3,53625.5%
- 50+ units2,00514.5%
- Mobile2701.9%
2–4 unit share 8.6% · 5–49 unit share 25.5% · combined 2–49 34.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,336 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,187.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 47.0%; ≥50% 15.0%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,390 (1.040× ACS median gross rent).
Population
25,649 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -1.2%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 1 projects, 312 units.
- 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 70809 46.0% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 15.2%; ACS median gross rent is $1,336; population changed -1.2% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,195 units in 2–4-unit structures and 3,536 units in 5–49-unit structures; 1 LIHTC projects totaling 312 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,390 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,336. 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 70809 is a Census / HUD profile for Baton Rouge, LA. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 70809 — 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 70809?
ZIP 70809 (Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area) has 25,649 residents, 11,762 households, a renter share of 46.0%, median household income of $81,310, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,336. Vacancy is 15.2%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 70809?
ACS counts 150 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,045 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,218 in 5–9, 1,392 in 10–19, and 926 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 4,731 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 70809?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,390. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 70809 — Baton Rouge, LA HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Louisiana ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 70809 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.