Index | Simpson | Louisiana | National |
Cost of living index | 92 | 92 | 100 |
Index | Simpson | Louisiana | National |
Goods & Services index | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries index | 94 | 98 | 100 |
Health care index | 110 | 97 | 100 |
Housing index | 84 | 81 | 100 |
Transportation index | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities index | 87 | 94 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $74,643 | $6,220 | $1,742 | $2,240 |
Renters | $85,326 | $7,111 | $1,991 | $2,560 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Louisiana | 5% | 12% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Louisiana | 2% | 6% |
Item | Simpson | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $13.00 | $16.09 | 19.2% |
Beauty Salon | $28.67 | $37.33 | 23.2% |
Toothpaste | $1.97 | $2.45 | 19.6% |
Shampoo | $0.93 | $1.00 | 7.1% |
Movie | $8.75 | $10.28 | 14.9% |
Bowling | $4.96 | $4.93 | 0.6% |
Item | Simpson | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.86 | $3.80 | 1.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.26 | $1.40 | 9.8% |
Milk | $2.08 | $2.01 | 3.4% |
Potatoes | $2.72 | $3.01 | 9.5% |
Pizza | $12.66 | $9.89 | 28.0% |
Beer | $10.72 | $8.90 | 20.5% |
Item | Simpson | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $95.42 | $102.16 | 6.6% |
Doctor | $122.00 | $108.36 | 12.6% |
Dentist | $109.67 | $92.53 | 18.5% |
Ibuprofen | $9.03 | $9.28 | 2.6% |
Lipitor | $434.55 | $425.82 | 2.0% |
Item | Simpson | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $144,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 22.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,147.56 | $1,202.44 | 4.6% |
Apartment Rent | $924.00 | $949.00 | 2.6% |
Item | Simpson | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.09 | $2.24 | 7.1% |
Tire Balancing | $50.22 | $46.29 | 8.5% |
Item | Simpson | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $170.32 | $165.96 | 2.6% |
Phone | $19.99 | $28.68 | 30.3% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Fort Polk North, LA | 2,406 | 98 | -2% |
Fort Polk South, LA | 9,219 | 101 | 1% |
Simpson, LA | 563 | 92 | -8% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Thomson, IL | 563 | 89 | -11% |
Zearing, IA | 563 | 80 | -20% |
Big Piney, WY | 563 | 95 | -5% |
Middleton, TN | 563 | 86 | -14% |
Greenwood, NE | 563 | 88 | -12% |
Simpson, LA | 563 | 92 | -8% |