Sunset, LA Cost Of Living

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	90	92	100
Index	Sunset	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	93	97	100
Groceries index	98	98	100
Health care index	87	97	100
Housing index	74	81	100
Transportation index	96	97	100
Utilities index	109	94	100

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The cost of living in Sunset is 3% lower than the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Sunset is 10% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Sunset is 26% 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	$64,167	$5,347	$1,497	$1,925
Renters	$10,089	$841	$235	$303

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	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.58	$16.09	9.3%
Beauty Salon	$37.07	$37.33	0.7%
Toothpaste	$2.23	$2.45	9.0%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.00	0.6%
Movie	$9.66	$10.28	6.0%
Bowling	$5.38	$4.93	9.1%

Groceries

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$3.80	4.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	5.0%
Milk	$2.23	$2.01	11.2%
Potatoes	$3.54	$3.01	17.7%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.89	9.1%
Beer	$8.50	$8.90	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$71.13	$102.16	30.4%
Doctor	$80.67	$108.36	25.6%
Dentist	$82.27	$92.53	11.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.20	$9.28	0.9%
Lipitor	$435.24	$425.82	2.2%

Housing

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$147,200.00	$184,700.00	20.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$885.50	$1,202.44	26.4%
Apartment Rent	$563.00	$949.00	40.7%

Transportation

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.94	$2.24	13.7%
Tire Balancing	$53.49	$46.29	15.6%

Utilities

Item	Sunset	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.36	$165.96	17.8%
Phone	$40.87	$28.68	42.5%

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.
Duson, LA	1,980	81	-19%
Arnaudville, LA	1,337	81	-19%
Cankton, LA	778	81	-19%
Grand Coteau, LA	1,002	81	-19%
Rayne, LA	8,051	82	-18%
Sunset, LA	2,931	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY	2,931	130	30%
Brighton, TN	2,931	87	-13%
Harbor Bluffs, FL	2,931	119	19%
Lake Junaluska, NC	2,930	103	3%
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI	2,933	142	42%
Sunset, LA	2,931	90	-10%

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

Sunset, LA Cost of Living