Baton Rouge vs Lake Charles
Baton Rouge, LA compared with Lake Charles, LA · 125 miles apart
Baton Rouge has 222,795 residents to Lake Charles’s 82,676. Baton Rouge comes out ahead on median rent, bachelor's degree +. Lake Charles does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Baton Rouge, LA | Lake Charles, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 222,795 | 82,676 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,579 | 1,741 |
| Median household income | $49,994 | $59,235 |
| Median home value | $234,700 | $214,300 |
| Median rent | $1,067 | $1,109 |
| Homeownership | 47.8% | 60.9% |
| Average commute | 21 min | 17 min |
| Median age | 31.5 | 36.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.6% | 29.1% |
| Poverty rate | 25.7% | 23.3% |
| Unemployment | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 4.7× | 3.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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