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Best places to live in Greater Baton Rouge

20 places with 398,251 residents within about 25 km of Baton Rouge, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Baton Rouge, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Brusly
    Louisiana, 2,785 residents    51
  2. 2Addis
    Louisiana, 4,589 residents    46
  3. 3Port Allen
    Louisiana, 5,130 residents    41
  4. 4Baton Rouge
    Louisiana, 227,470 residents    41
  5. 5Merrydale
    Louisiana, 9,772 residents    38
  6. 6Denham Springs
    Louisiana, 10,125 residents    38
  7. 7Central (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 28,295 residents    36
  8. 8Zachary
    Louisiana, 16,448 residents    36
  9. 9Baker (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 13,695 residents    36
  10. 10Shenandoah (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 18,399 residents    36

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For retired couples

  1. 1Shenandoah (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 18,399 residents    59
  2. 2Old Jefferson
    Louisiana, 6,980 residents    58
  3. 3Merrydale
    Louisiana, 9,772 residents    58
  4. 4Zachary
    Louisiana, 16,448 residents    58
  5. 5Baton Rouge
    Louisiana, 227,470 residents    57
  6. 6Gardere
    Louisiana, 10,580 residents    57
  7. 7Central (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 28,295 residents    56
  8. 8Baker (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 13,695 residents    56
  9. 9Brownsfield
    Louisiana, 5,401 residents    55
  10. 10Brusly
    Louisiana, 2,785 residents    54

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For remote workers

  1. 1Baton Rouge
    Louisiana, 227,470 residents    63
  2. 2Port Allen
    Louisiana, 5,130 residents    63
  3. 3Shenandoah (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 18,399 residents    62
  4. 4Merrydale
    Louisiana, 9,772 residents    62
  5. 5Central (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 28,295 residents    62
  6. 6Zachary
    Louisiana, 16,448 residents    60
  7. 7Baker (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 13,695 residents    60
  8. 8Old Jefferson
    Louisiana, 6,980 residents    60
  9. 9Gardere
    Louisiana, 10,580 residents    59
  10. 10Brownsfield
    Louisiana, 5,401 residents    59

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For commuters

  1. 1Port Allen
    Louisiana, 5,130 residents    71
  2. 2Baton Rouge
    Louisiana, 227,470 residents    70
  3. 3Brusly
    Louisiana, 2,785 residents    69
  4. 4Merrydale
    Louisiana, 9,772 residents    61
  5. 5Addis
    Louisiana, 4,589 residents    60
  6. 6Denham Springs
    Louisiana, 10,125 residents    58
  7. 7Inniswold
    Louisiana, 6,180 residents    55
  8. 8Central (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 28,295 residents    54
  9. 9Brownsfield
    Louisiana, 5,401 residents    53
  10. 10Oak Hills Place
    Louisiana, 8,195 residents    53

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For single professionals

  1. 1Baton Rouge
    Louisiana, 227,470 residents    60
  2. 2Merrydale
    Louisiana, 9,772 residents    46
  3. 3Central (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 28,295 residents    35
  4. 4Old Jefferson
    Louisiana, 6,980 residents    35
  5. 5Inniswold
    Louisiana, 6,180 residents    35
  6. 6Oak Hills Place
    Louisiana, 8,195 residents    34
  7. 7Village Saint George
    Louisiana, 7,104 residents    34
  8. 8Shenandoah (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 18,399 residents    33
  9. 9Baker (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 13,695 residents    31
  10. 10Gardere
    Louisiana, 10,580 residents    30

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Brusly
    Louisiana, 2,785 residents    56
  2. 2Port Allen
    Louisiana, 5,130 residents    54
  3. 3Denham Springs
    Louisiana, 10,125 residents    53
  4. 4Addis
    Louisiana, 4,589 residents    50
  5. 5Plaquemine
    Louisiana, 6,871 residents    48
  6. 6Saint Gabriel
    Louisiana, 6,677 residents    47
  7. 7Baton Rouge
    Louisiana, 227,470 residents    40
  8. 8Merrydale
    Louisiana, 9,772 residents    37
  9. 9Central (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 28,295 residents    35
  10. 10Shenandoah (Louisiana)
    Louisiana, 18,399 residents    35

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Towns in Greater Baton Rouge