Cost Of Living In Welsh, LA

Welsh 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	Welsh	Louisiana	National
Cost of living index	81	92	100
Index	Welsh	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	91	99	100
Groceries index	96	96	100
Health care index	95	97	100
Housing index	53	82	100
Transportation index	98	95	100
Utilities index	89	91	100

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The cost of living in Welsh is 12% lower than the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Welsh is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Welsh is 47% 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	$38,676	$3,223	$902	$1,160
Renters	$35,565	$2,964	$830	$1,067

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	Welsh	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.97	$15.56	3.8%
Beauty Salon	$35.17	$36.11	2.6%
Toothpaste	$2.31	$2.47	6.4%
Shampoo	$1.02	$0.96	5.7%
Movie	$7.83	$10.13	22.6%
Bowling	$6.00	$4.74	26.7%

Groceries

Item	Welsh	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.64	$3.98	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.12	$1.41	20.6%
Milk	$2.36	$2.06	14.4%
Potatoes	$2.65	$2.98	11.1%
Pizza	$8.41	$9.47	11.2%
Beer	$8.15	$8.79	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Welsh	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.08	$101.04	5.0%
Doctor	$82.67	$107.44	23.1%
Dentist	$87.45	$90.42	3.3%
Ibuprofen	$9.72	$9.28	4.8%
Lipitor	$450.92	$426.50	5.7%

Housing

Item	Welsh	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$86,400.00	$175,700.00	50.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,080.91	$1,133.23	4.6%
Apartment Rent	$563.00	$920.00	38.8%

Transportation

Item	Welsh	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.81	$1.99	9.3%
Tire Balancing	$52.85	$45.76	15.5%

Utilities

Item	Welsh	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$120.16	$163.81	26.6%
Phone	$31.32	$28.39	10.3%

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.
Mermentau, LA	725	79	-21%
Roanoke, LA	318	77	-23%
Lake Arthur, LA	2,739	77	-23%
Fenton, LA	359	79	-21%
Jennings, LA	10,265	82	-18%
Welsh, LA	3,229	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Esparto, CA	3,229	113	13%
Canyon Creek, WA	3,230	110	10%
Oxoboxo River, CT	3,230	117	17%
Piney Point Village, TX	3,228	318	218%
Orchard Park, NY	3,230	99	-1%
Welsh, LA	3,229	81	-19%

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

Welsh, LA Cost of Living