Cottonport, LA Cost Of Living

Cottonport 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	Cottonport	Louisiana	National
Cost of living index	83	92	100
Index	Cottonport	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	97	97	100
Groceries index	94	98	100
Health care index	110	97	100
Housing index	53	81	100
Transportation index	98	97	100
Utilities index	87	94	100

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The cost of living in Cottonport is 10% lower than the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Cottonport is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Cottonport is 47% 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	$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	5%	12%

Louisiana Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Cottonport	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%

Groceries

Item	Cottonport	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%

Health Care

Item	Cottonport	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%

Housing

Item	Cottonport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$87,200.00	$184,700.00	52.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,147.56	$1,202.44	4.6%
Apartment Rent	$638.00	$949.00	32.8%

Transportation

Item	Cottonport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.09	$2.24	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$50.22	$46.29	8.5%

Utilities

Item	Cottonport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$170.32	$165.96	2.6%
Phone	$19.99	$28.68	30.3%

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.
Bordelonville, LA	713	76	-24%
Fifth Ward, LA	683	78	-22%
Simmesport, LA	1,877	78	-22%
Cheneyville, LA	548	80	-20%
Evergreen, LA	281	82	-18%
Cottonport, LA	1,780	83	-17%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Las Palmas II, TX	1,780	69	-31%
Prestbury, IL	1,780	111	11%
Rainbow, CA	1,780	130	30%
Des Allemands, LA	1,779	89	-11%
Mundys Corner, PA	1,781	90	-10%
Cottonport, LA	1,780	83	-17%

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

Cottonport, LA Cost of Living