Benton, LA Cost Of Living

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	82	92	100
Index	Benton	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	97	97	100
Groceries index	99	98	100
Health care index	95	97	100
Housing index	56	81	100
Transportation index	93	97	100
Utilities index	75	94	100

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The cost of living in Benton is 11% lower than the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Benton is 18% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Benton is 44% lower than the national average.
Louisiana general sales tax is 2% 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	$51,648	$4,304	$1,205	$1,550
Renters	$21,111	$1,759	$493	$633

Louisiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Louisiana	5%	12%

Louisiana Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.51	$16.09	3.6%
Beauty Salon	$54.81	$37.33	46.8%
Toothpaste	$2.13	$2.45	13.0%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.00	1.9%
Movie	$9.63	$10.28	6.3%
Bowling	$4.96	$4.93	0.5%

Groceries

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.91	$3.80	29.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.04	$1.40	25.5%
Milk	$2.98	$2.01	48.4%
Potatoes	$3.14	$3.01	4.2%
Pizza	$10.99	$9.89	11.2%
Beer	$8.05	$8.90	9.6%

Health Care

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$76.67	$102.16	25.0%
Doctor	$97.55	$108.36	10.0%
Dentist	$88.42	$92.53	4.4%
Ibuprofen	$8.61	$9.28	7.2%
Lipitor	$447.55	$425.82	5.1%

Housing

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,600.00	$184,700.00	50.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,069.76	$1,202.44	11.0%
Apartment Rent	$684.00	$949.00	27.9%

Transportation

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.09	$2.24	7.0%
Tire Balancing	$43.77	$46.29	5.5%

Utilities

Item	Benton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$109.48	$165.96	34.0%
Phone	$24.59	$28.68	14.3%

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.
Vivian, LA	3,645	77	-23%
Oil City, LA	990	79	-21%
Plain Dealing, LA	903	80	-20%
Mooringsport, LA	722	80	-20%
Lakeview, LA	1,267	84	-16%
Benton, LA	1,909	82	-18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Warren, OR	1,909	121	21%
Las Animas, CO	1,909	78	-22%
Monon, IN	1,909	82	-18%
Huntington, UT	1,909	87	-13%
Seymour, MO	1,909	81	-19%
Benton, LA	1,909	82	-18%

Source: The Benton, LA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Benton, LA Cost of Living