Index | Columbia | Louisiana | National |
Cost of living index | 78 | 92 | 100 |
Index | Columbia | Louisiana | National |
Goods & Services index | 96 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries index | 100 | 98 | 100 |
Health care index | 85 | 97 | 100 |
Housing index | 35 | 81 | 100 |
Transportation index | 91 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities index | 103 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $36,875 | $3,073 | $860 | $1,106 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Louisiana | 5% | 12% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Louisiana | 2% | 6% |
Item | Columbia | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $15.94 | $16.09 | 0.9% |
Beauty Salon | $29.12 | $37.33 | 22.0% |
Toothpaste | $2.19 | $2.45 | 10.6% |
Shampoo | $1.03 | $1.00 | 2.7% |
Movie | $7.48 | $10.28 | 27.3% |
Bowling | $10.03 | $4.93 | 103.4% |
Item | Columbia | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.07 | $3.80 | 7.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.15 | $1.40 | 17.8% |
Milk | $2.20 | $2.01 | 9.4% |
Potatoes | $3.57 | $3.01 | 18.6% |
Pizza | $9.23 | $9.89 | 6.6% |
Beer | $8.55 | $8.90 | 3.9% |
Item | Columbia | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $93.92 | $102.16 | 8.1% |
Doctor | $76.24 | $108.36 | 29.6% |
Dentist | $79.52 | $92.53 | 14.1% |
Ibuprofen | $8.41 | $9.28 | 9.4% |
Lipitor | $424.21 | $425.82 | 0.4% |
Item | Columbia | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $65,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 64.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,066.65 | $1,202.44 | 11.3% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Columbia | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.04 | $2.24 | 9.2% |
Tire Balancing | $42.45 | $46.29 | 8.3% |
Item | Columbia | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $131.00 | $165.96 | 21.1% |
Phone | $37.69 | $28.68 | 31.4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Clarks, LA | 926 | 77 | -23% |
Banks Springs, LA | 1,466 | 79 | -21% |
Olla, LA | 1,363 | 80 | -20% |
Grayson, LA | 397 | 82 | -18% |
Columbia, LA | 478 | 78 | -22% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
El Nido, CA | 478 | 88 | -12% |
Cherry, IL | 478 | 87 | -13% |
Vernon, IN | 478 | 88 | -12% |
Varna, IL | 478 | 85 | -15% |
Lyle, MN | 478 | 82 | -18% |
Columbia, LA | 478 | 78 | -22% |