A city of 222,771, settled in 1699. Home to 78 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Baton Rouge does most differently from other towns.
1854 · Baton Rouge (Louisiana)12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 78 places on the National Register.
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National Cemetery at Baton Rouge
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Ordered by what stands out in Baton Rouge. Another town gets a different order.
27 miles of trails across 64 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Howell Park | 4.5 mi | 112 |
| 2. Forest Community Park | 2.2 mi | 108 |
| 3. City-Brooks Community Park | 2.1 mi | 157 |
48% of Baton Rouge’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are New Orleans (3%), Lafayette (2%) and Metairie (1%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
Baton Rouge beats the Louisiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Baton Rouge | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 16.3% | 11.3% |
The typical Baton Rouge home is worth about $232,000, up 1.7% in a year, 7% above the Louisiana typical home.
Baton Rouge has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.
The public schools Baton Rouge’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO Prep Academy of Greater Baton Rouge | K–8 | 769 | C |
| GEO Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge | K–8 | 686 | C− |
| Inspire Charter Academy | K–8 | 658 | C− |
| Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School | PK–5 | 644 | C |
| McKinley Elementary | PK–5 | 628 | Not graded |
| Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts | PK–5 | 594 | A |
Baton Rouge's reported crime rate is well above Louisiana's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 2,199 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
5 colleges in town.
78 places in Baton Rouge on the National Register of Historic Places.
Capital city of Louisiana, United States
Baton Rouge ( BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ] ; lit. 'Red Baton') is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It had a population of 227,470 at the 2020 United States census, making it Louisiana's second-most populous city. It is the seat of Louisiana's most populous parish, East Baton Rouge Parish, and the center of Louisiana's second-largest metropolitan area, Greater Baton Rouge, which had 870,569 residents in 2020. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, the Baton Rouge area owes its historical importance to its strategic site upon the Istrouma Bluff, the first natural bluff upriver from the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. T…
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6 towns share a border with Baton Rouge.
