Cottonport, Louisiana Cost Of Living

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Overall 14%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 47%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Cottonport	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	86	92	100
Goods & Services	101	98	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	95	99	100
Housing	53	81	100
Transportation	95	96	100
Utilities	103	87	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Cottonport is 7% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Cottonport is 14% lower than the national average
Cottonport housing is 47% lower than the national average
Louisiana general sales tax is 13% lower than the national average
Louisiana state income tax is 19% 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	$34,432	$2,869	$803	$1,033
Renters	$16,582	$1,382	$387	$498

Louisiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Louisiana	4.45%	11.45%

Louisiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Louisiana	2%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Cottonport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.75	$20.27	32.2%
Beauty Salon	$34.78	$40.39	13.9%
Toothpaste	$2.15	$2.36	9.0%
Shampoo	$1.10	$1.08	1.9%
Movie	$10.34	$10.99	5.9%
Bowling	$12.50	$15.49	19.3%

Groceries

Item	Cottonport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$4.30	7.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.26	$1.40	9.7%
Milk	$2.07	$2.20	6.0%
Potatoes	$2.70	$3.22	16.0%
Pizza	$8.60	$10.74	20.0%
Beer	$8.91	$9.60	7.2%

Health Care

Item	Cottonport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.45	$109.73	11.2%
Doctor	$75.00	$118.34	36.6%
Dentist	$105.00	$100.94	4.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.86	$9.93	9.4%
Lipitor	$531.88	$469.53	13.3%

Housing

Item	Cottonport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$87,200.00	$184,700.00	52.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,066.25	$1,229.62	13.3%
Apartment Rent	$638.00	$949.00	32.8%

Transportation

Item	Cottonport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.39	$2.71	11.8%
Tire Balancing	$55.13	$51.86	6.3%

Utilities

Item	Cottonport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$183.59	$170.84	7.5%
Phone	$183.56	$187.18	1.9%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bordelonville, LA	713	78	21.7%
Fifth Ward, LA	683	80	19.6%
Simmesport, LA	1,877	80	19.5%
Cheneyville, LA	548	83	17.2%
Evergreen, LA	281	84	15.6%
Cottonport, LA	1,780	86	14.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Rainbow, CA	1,780	133	33.3%
Prestbury, IL	1,780	113	12.7%
Las Palmas II, TX	1,780	70	29.8%
Des Allemands, LA	1,779	89	11.5%
Cold Spring, NY	1,781	140	40.2%
Cottonport, LA	1,780	86	14.5%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.