re: Best Baton Rouge Suburb

There are 3 factors that determine where you should live in BR:
1. Where is your job?
2. Kids/no kids?
3. What is your income level?

Having no kids opens up a lot of areas that otherwise wouldn’t be as attractive due to public schools. However, without knowing where your job is (the most important factor to quality of life in EBR being your commute), I can’t make a recommendation.

The most common commute locations are:

1. Downtown/Exxon
2. Dow/Shintech Plaquemines
3. Bluebonnet/Essen Hospital district
4. Industriplex/Woman’s/South Airline
5. CF Donaldsonville
6. LA 30 plants (Geismar, St. Gabriel)

If downtown (1), your best suburbs are north of the city in Central, Zachary, and St. Francisville, maybe even New Roads. If living in the city, Bearegard Town, Spanishtown, Garden District, Capital Heights, and Lakeview are all great options for a super short commute and access to city amenities.

If Plaquemines (2), Brusly is probably your best bet, but the U Club and Spanish Lakes could work as well with the ferry.

If hospital district (3), St. George is the most accessible suburb, but you might also consider living in the city in a neighborhood like Southdowns, Old Goodwood, or the Perkins Overpass.

If on the South side of the parish (4), St. George, Santa Maria, CCLA, Prairieville, Galvez, Spanish Lakes, and Dutchtown are all solid options. You could get big acreage off Hoo Shoo Too road or Amite River frontage for water access. Just pay very close attention to 2016 flood maps.

If Donaldsonville/CF (5), Lower Livingston, St. Amant, Pelican Point, or Brusly are all doable. For more remote, you could even do Pierre Part.

If Geismar/ St. Gabriel (6) is your destination, you could live in the U Club, CCLA, Dutchtown, Pelican Point, St. Amant, Galvez, Dutchtown, Prairieville, or Lower Livingston.

If you work from home, why in God’s good name would you EVER choose to live near Baton Rouge?!