Baton Rouge, LA 70820 Housing Market
- Active listings57currently for sale
- Pending sales6under contract
- Median asking price$195,000current listings
- Listing age66 daysmedian time Resideline has been seeing the current listings
- Closed sales tracked (6 mo)243a tracked sample, not a market total
- Median sold price$235,000last 6 months
- Middle half of sold prices$170k to $330k25th to 75th percentile
What the numbers say
As of September 14, 2026, Resideline is tracking 57 active listings and 6 pending sales in ZIP code 70820. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.11 points to a balanced market: buyers have room to compare options and negotiate.
The median asking price of current listings is $195,000, while the median of the 243 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $235,000. Those two figures describe different sets of homes, so any gap between them reflects the mix of what is listed now versus what recently sold, not a negotiating discount. Resideline has been seeing the median active listing in 70820 for 66 days.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median home price in 70820?
The median closed sale price in Baton Rouge, LA 70820 was $235,000 over the last six months, based on 243 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $170,000 to $330,000.
Is 70820 a buyer's or seller's market?
Resideline is currently tracking 6 pending sales against 57 active listings in 70820, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.11. Ratios of 0.6 or higher usually indicate a seller's market, 0.35 to 0.6 a competitive market, and lower values a more balanced one. By that yardstick, 70820 currently looks like a balanced market.
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