Home addition cost in Baton Rouge (2026)

The typical home addition in Baton Rouge was valued at $85,000 on its city permit (middle half: $45,000 to $180,000), across 535 home additions with city permits issued from September 2021 to September 2026.

$85,000median value on the city permit, not the price you will payMiddle half: $45,000 to $180,000535 home additions, 2021 to 2026

How the values spread

Share of home additions in Baton Rouge by the value on the permitMedian $85,000. Under $50,000: 147 jobs (27%); $50,000 to $100,000: 136 jobs (25%); $100,000 to $150,000: 67 jobs (13%); $150,000 to $200,000: 60 jobs (11%); $200,000 to $250,000: 32 jobs (6%); $250,000 to $300,000: 16 jobs (3%); $300,000 to $350,000: 21 jobs (4%); $350,000 and over: 56 jobs (10%).27%25%13%11%6%3%4%10%Median $85,000$0$100k$200k$300k$350k+
Share of home additions in Baton Rouge by the value on the permit: 535 home additions, from September 2021 to September 2026. The dashed line is the median; half of all jobs fall between $45,000 and $180,000.
The numbers behind the chart
Value on the permitJobsShare
Under $50,00014727%
$50,000 to $100,00013625%
$100,000 to $150,0006713%
$150,000 to $200,0006011%
$200,000 to $250,000326%
$250,000 to $300,000163%
$300,000 to $350,000214%
$350,000 and over5610%

Home addition contractors with the most jobs in Baton Rouge

RankContractorJobsContact
1H. A. May Construction, LLC
12
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2Audubon General Contractors, Inc
10
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3Ansten Construction LLC
7
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By ZIP code

The 5 ZIP codes with the most home additions valued on the permit (at least 20 each).

ZIP codeJobsMedianMiddle half
70808160$142,000$75,000 to $230,000
7080693$90,000$54,000 to $200,000
7081079$100,000$52,000 to $178,000
7080947$80,000$50,000 to $262,000
7081730$55,000$41,000 to $100,000

By year

YearJobsMedianMiddle half
2021 (September to December)39$100,000$49,000 to $190,000
2022110$80,000$45,000 to $154,000
2023131$75,000$40,000 to $150,000
2024127$75,000$44,000 to $172,000
202569$130,000$55,000 to $275,000
2026 (January to September)59$102,000$52,000 to $302,000

What the records show

  • Share of jobs in each budget range: under $100,000: 53% (283 of 535); $100,000 to $250,000: 30% (159 of 535); $250,000 to $500,000: 11% (59 of 535); over $500,000: 6% (34 of 535).
  • The median was $80,000 in 2022 (110 jobs) and $130,000 in 2025 (69 jobs), up 62%.
  • Across the ZIP codes above, the median ran from $55,000 in 70817 to $142,000 in 70808.

Every figure here is the job value written on the city permit, not the price paid. Permit values can be higher or lower than the final price, so get more than one quote. Values under $1,000 are placeholders and are left out. Median and middle half: half of the jobs were valued above the median; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: Baton Rouge building permits, from September 2021 to September 2026. Data updated September 25, 2026. The same figures as data: addition.json.