ZIP 70816 vs ZIP 70820

70816 is one of 25 ZIP codes that lie mostly in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 10 of the 20 with a value.

5 school locations in 70816: 3 elementary, 2 middle.

In alphabetical order: Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School, Glen Oaks Middle School, Parkview Elementary School, Southeast Middle School, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

70820 is one of 25 ZIP codes that lie mostly in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA.

Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 11 of the 20 with a value.

5 school locations in 70820: 1 elementary, 4 high.

In alphabetical order: IDEA Innovation, Louisiana School for the Deaf, Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired, The Emerge School for Autism, and more on the ZIP page. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.

In April 2002 the typical home in 70816 was worth $145,612.

Values peaked at $243,037 in August 2026. The latest reading is the peak.

As of August 2026: $243,037, +2.8% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $243,037. Put 20% down and borrow $194,430 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,346 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $65,894 a year, $5,491 a month. So the payment takes 24.5% 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 14.7% 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 $774.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $658.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,250 — +90% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +20%.

Reported values rose +67% 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 $271,352. So the real change is −10%, not +67%.

70816: +67% since April 2002.

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

Louisiana: +75% since April 2002 — 70816 ran behind it by 8 points.

Owning the typical home costs about $1,589 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,069 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 18.9. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

In April 2002 the typical home in 70820 was worth $177,290.

Values peaked at $262,272 in August 2008. The latest reading is −8.5% from that peak.

As of August 2026: $240,073, +2.2% over twelve months.

Start with the typical home: $240,073. Put 20% down and borrow $192,058 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.

That is $1,330 a month in principal and interest.

The median household here earns $47,556 a year, $3,963 a month. So the payment takes 33.6% of income — rated “stretched” (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 24.8% 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 $942.

In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $658.

By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $1,235 — +88% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +18%.

Reported values rose +35% 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 $330,385. So the real change is −27%, not +35%.

70820: +35% since April 2002.

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

Louisiana: +75% since April 2002 — 70820 ran behind it by 40 points.

Owning the typical home costs about $1,570 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $1,489 a month.

Price divided by a year's rent: 13.4. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 46 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 68% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 135. That is 63% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 36 a month. That is 59% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months. The drain is drawn 7% narrower: the share of homes for sale that sell each month is 93% of its 2015–2019 level.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 3.7 months of supply — below the 4–6 month range Lotvox treats as balanced. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 10 more homes came on than sold each month, so inventory is growing. The basin is filling.

Homes sold: about 36 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 57 — so sales ran at 63% of it, and below it in 24 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).

Picture the Listings Flow Ladder as a basin: new listings pour in from the faucet, the homes for sale are the water, and closed sales run out the drain. Coming in — new listings: about 41 a month (Redfin, 3-month rolling data through August 2026). That is 71% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

On the shelf — homes for sale at the end of the period: 119. That is 63% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

Going out — closed sales: about 43 a month. That is 77% of the 2015–2019 level for the same months.

The ladder: homes for sale ÷ monthly sales = 2.7 months of supply — below the 4–6 month range Lotvox treats as balanced. In the basin, that is the water level against the shaded balanced band.

The net reading: about 2 more homes sold than came on each month, so inventory is shrinking. The basin is draining.

Homes sold: about 43 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).

The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 36 — so sales ran at 119% of it, and below it in 15 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: 135 in June 2026.

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

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: 119 in June 2026.

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