ZIP 70812

70812 is one of 25 ZIP codes that lie mostly in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 17 of the 20 with a value.

5 school locations in 70812: 3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high.

In alphabetical order: Forest Heights Academy of Excellence, Glen Oaks Park Elementary School, Lanier Charter School, Merrydale Elementary School, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In April 2002 the typical home in 70812 was worth $79,817.

Values peaked at $153,732 in July 2022. The latest reading is −12.9% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $133,942, −5.0% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $133,942. Put 20% down and borrow $107,154 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $742 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $41,402 a year, $3,450 a month. So the payment takes 21.5% of income — rated “affordable” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).

The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 12.8% in 2002.

Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in April 2002 (6.99%) the payment was $424.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $438.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $689 — +57% since December 2020, while the home's value moved −1%.

Reported values rose +68% since April 2002.

General prices (CPI-U) rose +86% over the same span.

Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2002 home was worth $148,741. So the real change is −10%, not +68%.

70812: +68% since April 2002.

East Baton Rouge Parish: +77% since April 2002.

Louisiana: +75% since April 2002 — 70812 ran behind it by 7 points.

Owning the typical home costs about $876 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,104 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 10.1. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Homes sold: about 5 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 5 — so sales ran at 100% of it, and below it in 10 of the last 24 months.

Across East Baton Rouge Parish, builders pulled permits for 2,631 new homes in 2025.

Of those, 54% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).

This ZIP sits in East Baton Rouge County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 4,097 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 4,911 moved out.

Net across those counties: −814 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 18 in June 2026.

Most arrivals came from Livingston, LA (1,060 households); most departures went to Livingston, LA (1,443).