Avalon

Baton Rouge, LA

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Avalon - Baton Rouge, LA Area Guide

A peaceful neighborhood minutes from downtown.

Suburban Wooded Family-Friendly Peaceful

Head east from Baton Rouge for about eight miles to discover the suburban neighborhood of Avalon, a peaceful, tree-filled community that's ideal for commuters. Avalon is located between Florida Avenue and I-12, between Sherwood Forest and River Run. While primarily a residential neighborhood, Avalon offers a shopping strip along Millerville Road that offers everything from restaurants to pharmacies. More shopping and dining is available off O'Neal Lane and along Florida Boulevard. Avalon is directly south of Waddill Wildlife Refuge, and several other parks are located nearby. The closest, Flannery Road Park, offers a baseball field, a playground, and a recreation center with indoor basketball courts.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Avalon is $1,369 for one bedroom, $1,374 for two bedrooms, and $1,614 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Avalon has increased by 2.7% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 827 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,369/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,042 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,374/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,365 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,614/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Moderate Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

50 / 100

Few to No Wellness Amenity Options Nearby

Wellness

10 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Extremely Noisy

Quiet Score

10 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Frenchtown Road Conservation Area
  • The Botanic Garden at Independence Park
  • Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center
  • Blackwater Conservation Area
  • Highland Road Observatory and Park

Commuter Rail

Airports

  • Baton Rouge Metro Ryan Field

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.