2021 Best Neighborhoods to Live in Baton Rouge

South Baton Rouge

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 3.56 out of 5  52 reviews

Current Resident: It's A Good Place To Grow Up And To Live. It's a long Drive anywhere in traffic around 5:00pm and a few hours to get to many Major National and local attraction's . and you will see the whole place is easy to get around. It's a Circle and the center of the City is Florida boulevard it runs east and west. Airline highway runs north and south. We are loaded with all types of retail outlets. For entertainment we have a wonderful restored downtown. Many Top Night Spots. The Mall of Louisiana, If you have a family
Quarters or the Main Event. I personally think the Drury hotel on Essen Ln. Is the best feature of the City. The amenities are of the very best that I have seen anywhere ever especially for the price. Outstanding, My favorite place to be.
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• grade A minus

• grade C

• 51,757 Population

Highlands/Perkins

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 3.67 out of 5  83 reviews

Current Resident: The Perkins Rowe area is in my opinion the most modern and entertaining area in Baton Rouge. There are plenty of fast food places and stores around, but what's even more worth being in this area are the parks and movie theaters. Many people come through here to find something fun to do especially during quarantine.
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• grade A minus

• grade C

• 58,933 Population

Baker/Zachary

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 4.08 out of 5  25 reviews

Current Resident: Baker, Louisiana is a very family oriented city to live in, but there aren’t that many jobs or activities for younger children/teens.
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• grade A minus

• grade A

• 43,880 Population

Airline/Jefferson

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 3.22 out of 5  9 reviews

• grade A minus

• grade C

• 32,873 Population

Garden District

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 5 out of 5  2 reviews

Current Resident: The Garden District is great! I’ve lived here for 30 years. The boundaries on this website are incorrect. The Garden District of Baton Rouge is an established neighborhood consisting of 3 subdivisions—Roselyn’s Terrace, Drehr Place, and the first filing of Kleinert Terrace whose residents banded together 45 years ago to form the District. All three subdivisions are on the National Register of Historic Places. The Garden Disttict of Baton Rouge has been designated as a “Great American Neighborhood” by the American Planning Association. There is an active civic association with frequent social events and off duty police patrols. Crime is low compared to suburban areas and there are 5 blue-ribbon schools within walking distance. If you like biking and walking and want to feel connected to your community this is the place to be!
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• grade B+

• grade C

• 12,030 Population

Broadmoor/Sherwood Forest

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 3.42 out of 5  31 reviews

Current Resident: The area in Broadmoor that I live in is a very quiet and cozy place for a whole array of people. My neighbors are all kind people who keep to themselves and it is very peaceful.
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• grade B+

• grade C

• 37,942 Population

Downtown

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 4 out of 5  1 review

Current Resident: I moved downtown about 6 months ago and I love it. Almost feels like your on vacation everyday, I guess due to living right by the casino, museum, River walk, the river tours and of course live after 5 is right out the door.
I live at the Maritime One Apartments which I consider to be the best kept secret in Baton Rouge. Now I do see a lot of homeless people sleeping on the side walks and walking around. I feel bad for them really but I’m a little nervous about them. Although they have never done anything to cause me to worry
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• grade B

• grade C minus

• 1,641 Population

Brownfields/Central

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 3.53 out of 5  15 reviews

Niche User: This place isn't perfect. We have some crime in the streets and the school system leaves some things to be desired. But the people are friendly and happy and the area is well located (somewhat rural while still within city limits and close to major attractions and sources of employment), so that is all I need to be happy here and satisfied enough to not worry about moving anytime soon. The police force is doing a good job and I have never been in the way of crime. The government is stable and keeps everything under control. New businesses are moving in and there is no major shortage of jobs. The natural environment is green and beautiful, like a huge forest that has only been cleared in the few places where it was necessary to build a home or public building. I think it is a fantastic place to live.
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• grade B

• grade C

• 34,810 Population

Scotlandville

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 3 out of 5  1 review

• grade C

• grade C minus

• 17,646 Population

Mid City North

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 2.41 out of 5  51 reviews

Current Resident: Everything is centrally located.
Close to downtown
Shops, bars, restaurants and shops.
Single and young families
Old money nearby
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• grade C

• grade C minus

• 48,569 Population

Lobdell/Woodale

• Neighborhood in Baton Rouge, LA
• Rating 4 out of 5  2 reviews

Works Here: Great place to live, really excited about the new direction in the community especially the old Mall City being turned into the ART District. Pretty exciting to watch the transformation happen.
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• grade C minus

• grade C minus

• 11,678 Population