Baton Rouge vs Savannah
The short version
- Baton Rouge is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 5% lower than in the Savannah area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $234,700 in Baton Rouge and $248,900 in Savannah.
- Households earn more in Savannah ($57,137 vs $49,994 median).
- Savannah is growing faster: +1.1% since 2020 vs -1.7%.
Side by side
| Baton Rouge, LA | Savannah, GA | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 222,795 | 149,440 |
| Growth since 2020 | -1.7% | +1.1% |
| People per square mile | 2,563 | 1,365 |
| Median age | 31.5 | 34.0 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37% | 33% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $49,994 | $57,137 |
| Median home value | $234,700 | $248,900 |
| Home value to income | 4.7× | 4.4× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,067 | $1,382 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 90.8 | 95.2 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 74.2 | 86.0 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $68,100 | $71,400 |
| Homeowners | 48% | 45% |
| Top state income tax | 3% | 5.19% |
| Combined sales tax | 10.13% | 7.56% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 21.0 | 20.7 |
| Work from home | 8% | 12% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 2% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 9.2% | 7.2% |
| Poverty rate | 25.7% | 19.7% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 62° / 42° | 61° / 40° |
| July high / low | 92° / 74° | 92° / 74° |
| Precipitation per year | 62 in | 48 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 96 | 80 |
| Nights below freezing | 18 | 22 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 7 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 98.0 | 97.4 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 36% | 59% |
| Home prices, past year | +2.8% | +3.4% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +24.4% | +63.5% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Baton Rouge: February to March and November. Savannah: February to May and October to December.
Full monthly tables: Baton Rouge weather by month and Savannah weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $68,100 in Baton Rouge and $71,400 in Savannah. Moving from Baton Rouge to Savannah, you would need about $78,700 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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