New Orleans vs Baton Rouge
New Orleans, LA compared with Baton Rouge, LA · 76 miles apart
New Orleans has 362,154 residents to Baton Rouge’s 222,795. New Orleans comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Baton Rouge does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| New Orleans, LA | Baton Rouge, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362,154 | 222,795 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,136 | 2,579 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $49,994 |
| Median home value | $315,700 | $234,700 |
| Median rent | $1,251 | $1,067 |
| Homeownership | 51.2% | 47.8% |
| Average commute | 22.6 min | 21 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 31.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.4% | 36.6% |
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 25.7% |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 9.2% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 4.7× |
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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