Cost Of Living In Benton, LA

Benton cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Benton	Louisiana	National
Cost of living index	81	92	100
Index	Benton	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	94	99	100
Groceries index	96	96	100
Health care index	92	97	100
Housing index	58	82	100
Transportation index	88	95	100
Utilities index	79	91	100

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The cost of living in Benton is 12% lower than the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Benton is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Benton is 42% lower than the national average.
Louisiana general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
Louisiana state income tax is 10% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$60,658	$5,055	$1,415	$1,820
Renters	$18,523	$1,544	$432	$556

Louisiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Louisiana	4%	11%

Louisiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Louisiana	2%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.00	$15.56	16.5%
Beauty Salon	$41.33	$36.11	14.5%
Toothpaste	$2.10	$2.47	15.2%
Shampoo	$1.01	$0.96	5.0%
Movie	$9.50	$10.13	6.2%
Bowling	$4.88	$4.74	3.1%

Groceries

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.14	$3.98	28.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.11	$1.41	21.1%
Milk	$2.75	$2.06	33.1%
Potatoes	$2.94	$2.98	1.5%
Pizza	$10.82	$9.47	14.3%
Beer	$7.96	$8.79	9.4%

Health Care

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$71.00	$101.04	29.7%
Doctor	$95.17	$107.44	11.4%
Dentist	$82.44	$90.42	8.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.15	$9.28	1.4%
Lipitor	$430.10	$426.50	0.8%

Housing

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$87,100.00	$175,700.00	50.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$990.21	$1,133.23	12.6%
Apartment Rent	$719.00	$920.00	21.8%

Transportation

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.74	$1.99	12.5%
Tire Balancing	$41.10	$45.76	10.2%

Utilities

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$123.81	$163.81	24.4%
Phone	$24.06	$28.39	15.3%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Oil City, LA	735	76	-24%
Plain Dealing, LA	907	76	-24%
Vivian, LA	3,682	77	-23%
Mooringsport, LA	821	77	-23%
Hosston, LA	298	79	-21%
Benton, LA	1,878	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lake Mills, IA	1,878	82	-18%
Dover, PA	1,878	96	-4%
Lookout Mountain, TN	1,878	138	38%
Langdon, ND	1,878	81	-19%
Lockney, TX	1,878	77	-23%
Benton, LA	1,878	81	-19%

Source: The Benton, LA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Benton, LA Cost of Living