Baton Rouge, LA vs Shenandoah, LA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBaton Rouge, LAShenandoah, LA
Population222,77117,998
Median Household Income$49,994$107,021
Median Rent$1,067/mo$1,201/mo
Median Home Value$234,700$331,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)9191
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53%43.4%
Poverty Rate25.7%8.2%
Unemployment Rate4.6%4.2% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k1,009255*
Property Crime Rate /100k5,5432,546*
Median AQI5151
Good AQI Days /yr181181
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows42°F42°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute21 min26.6 min
Hospitals12—
Avg Hospital Rating3.5 / 5—
Students per Teacher15.2—
College Degree Rate36.6%52.7%
Foreign-Born %7.6%4.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.7%-9.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Shenandoah (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.