Cost Of Living In Sunset, LA

Sunset 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	Sunset	Louisiana	National
Cost of living index	86	92	100
Index	Sunset	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	96	99	100
Groceries index	97	96	100
Health care index	88	97	100
Housing index	60	82	100
Transportation index	97	95	100
Utilities index	104	91	100

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The cost of living in Sunset is 7% lower than the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Sunset is 14% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Sunset is 40% 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	$43,036	$3,586	$1,004	$1,291
Renters	$12,313	$1,026	$287	$369

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	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.55	$15.56	6.3%
Beauty Salon	$36.43	$36.11	0.9%
Toothpaste	$2.18	$2.47	11.8%
Shampoo	$1.03	$0.96	6.4%
Movie	$9.37	$10.13	7.5%
Bowling	$5.25	$4.74	10.9%

Groceries

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.96	$3.98	0.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.63	$1.41	15.8%
Milk	$2.51	$2.06	21.8%
Potatoes	$2.67	$2.98	10.6%
Pizza	$8.88	$9.47	6.2%
Beer	$8.00	$8.79	9.0%

Health Care

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$76.77	$101.04	24.0%
Doctor	$78.40	$107.44	27.0%
Dentist	$79.00	$90.42	12.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.93	$9.28	7.0%
Lipitor	$442.09	$426.50	3.7%

Housing

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$116,500.00	$175,700.00	33.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$805.44	$1,133.23	28.9%
Apartment Rent	$415.00	$920.00	54.9%

Transportation

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.69	$1.99	15.4%
Tire Balancing	$56.74	$45.76	24.0%

Utilities

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.32	$163.81	21.7%
Phone	$39.62	$28.39	39.6%

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.
Cankton, LA	713	73	-27%
Duson, LA	1,801	81	-19%
Port Barre, LA	1,813	81	-19%
Arnaudville, LA	1,238	81	-19%
Grand Coteau, LA	914	81	-19%
Sunset, LA	2,904	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nicholson, MS	2,904	85	-15%
Indian Hills, KY	2,904	141	41%
Plainsboro Center, NJ	2,904	134	34%
Kulpmont, PA	2,904	88	-12%
Dayton, WA	2,905	91	-9%
Sunset, LA	2,904	86	-14%

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

Sunset, LA Cost of Living