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Baton Rouge homes for sale average $250,000, offering affordable living along the Mississippi River with plenty of green spaces.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:11.8123%;width:61.65049%;height:6.31068%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-bbbc87fb-970e-4576-89f4-c903df6666e5\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-1f7d6fb3-2f73-4e26-b1da-f52896c91f2d\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-119.29133%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.7874015748031495% 0.7874015748031495% 0.7874015748031495% 0.7874015748031495% \/ 5.128205128205128% 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