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Baker is a big small town of 12,253 people in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It's about 10 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 259 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $993 a month.
12,253people
$158kTypical home
$993/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,253
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,453 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Houston, TX
- 10 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$996/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,101 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to BTR airport
- 67 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 51 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 414 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 63 bars within 25 mi
- 148 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- East Baton Rouge Parish: D+11 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk