Cost Of Living In Simpson, LA

Simpson 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	Simpson	Louisiana	National
Cost of living index	92	92	100
Index	Simpson	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	105	99	100
Groceries index	99	96	100
Health care index	109	97	100
Housing index	72	82	100
Transportation index	98	95	100
Utilities index	88	91	100

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The cost of living in Simpson is equal to the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Simpson is 8% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Simpson is 28% 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	$70,278	$5,857	$1,640	$2,109
Renters	$61,944	$5,162	$1,445	$1,859

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	Simpson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.31	$15.56	27.4%
Beauty Salon	$29.75	$36.11	17.6%
Toothpaste	$3.04	$2.47	23.0%
Shampoo	$1.10	$0.96	14.0%
Movie	$9.92	$10.13	2.1%
Bowling	$4.50	$4.74	5.0%

Groceries

Item	Simpson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.47	$3.98	12.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.28	$1.41	8.8%
Milk	$3.05	$2.06	48.0%
Potatoes	$3.52	$2.98	18.0%
Pizza	$12.44	$9.47	31.3%
Beer	$8.40	$8.79	4.4%

Health Care

Item	Simpson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.67	$101.04	6.3%
Doctor	$116.89	$107.44	8.8%
Dentist	$108.17	$90.42	19.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.97	$9.28	18.3%
Lipitor	$377.81	$426.50	11.4%

Housing

Item	Simpson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$132,100.00	$175,700.00	24.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,029.33	$1,133.23	9.2%
Apartment Rent	$591.00	$920.00	35.8%

Transportation

Item	Simpson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.80	$1.99	9.5%
Tire Balancing	$52.06	$45.76	13.8%

Utilities

Item	Simpson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$170.18	$163.81	3.9%
Phone	$19.33	$28.39	31.9%

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.
Fort Polk North, LA	2,625	101	1%
Fort Polk South, LA	9,635	103	3%
Simpson, LA	816	92	-8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Taylorsville, KY	816	82	-18%
Lake Ketchum, WA	816	120	20%
Jeffersonville, VT	816	111	11%
Placedo, TX	816	79	-21%
South Dayton, NY	816	79	-21%
Simpson, LA	816	92	-8%

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

Simpson, LA Cost of Living