Best ZIP Codes for Cash Flow in Baton Rouge, LA (2026)

Ranked by cap rate — the annual return on the purchase price before financing. ZIPs that also clear the 1% rule are marked.

# ZIP City Home value Rent Cap rate 5-yr growth
1 70802 1% rule Baton Rouge, LA $77,013 $1,157 11.72% -4.2%
2 70805 1% rule Baton Rouge, LA $67,105 $927 10.77% -0.2%
3 70807 1% rule Baton Rouge, LA $90,657 $1,250 10.75% -6.1%
4 70812 Baton Rouge, LA $133,894 $1,170 6.82% 0.3%
5 70767 Port Allen, LA $215,277 $1,600 5.80% 2.9%
6 70820 Baton Rouge, LA $240,641 $1,769 5.74% 3.0%
7 70811 Baton Rouge, LA $164,750 $1,130 5.35% 1.8%
8 70760 New Roads, LA $152,555 $990 5.06% -1.6%
9 70818 Baton Rouge, LA $280,044 $1,774 4.94% 2.5%
10 70769 Prairieville, LA $340,657 $2,096 4.80% 4.5%
11 70714 Baker, LA $184,694 $1,126 4.75% 2.5%
12 70791 Zachary, LA $269,617 $1,618 4.68% 3.0%
13 70726 Denham Springs, LA $254,033 $1,514 4.65% 3.5%
14 70706 Denham Springs, LA $271,685 $1,600 4.59% 3.2%
15 70764 Plaquemine, LA $170,323 $990 4.53% 2.5%
16 70788 White Castle, LA $128,596 $747 4.53% -0.6%
17 70819 Baton Rouge, LA $183,000 $1,053 4.49% 2.8%
18 70785 Walker, LA $256,369 $1,469 4.47% 3.0%
19 70346 Donaldsonville, LA $176,574 $990 4.37% 1.7%
20 70710 Addis, LA $277,364 $1,540 4.33% 3.4%
21 70737 Gonzales, LA $296,399 $1,574 4.14% 5.1%
22 70770 Pride, LA $260,877 $1,386 4.14% 2.5%
23 70817 Baton Rouge, LA $311,154 $1,648 4.13% 3.6%
24 70806 Baton Rouge, LA $253,139 $1,310 4.04% 1.1%
25 70739 Greenwell Springs, LA $298,169 $1,539 4.03% 3.3%

Ranked from Repit’s own ZIP-level data — Zillow home values and rents, HUD fair-market rents where Zillow has no coverage, and U.S. Census vacancy. Cap rate is gross: annual rent over purchase price, before financing and expenses. Every ZIP above links to its full free page. How we calculate this →

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