Cost Of Living in DeQuincy, LA

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10%

Overall NAT. AVG.

3%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

20%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	DeQuincy	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	90	91	100
Goods & Services	97	96	100
Groceries	95	95	100
Health care	99	99	100
Housing	80	81	100
Transportation	107	96	100
Utilities	71	84	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in DeQuincy is equal to the Louisiana average
The cost of living in DeQuincy is 10% lower than the national average
DeQuincy housing is 20% lower than the national average
Louisiana general sales tax is 13% lower than the national average
Louisiana state income tax is 29% 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	$79,263	$6,605	$1,849	$2,378
Renters	$35,625	$2,969	$831	$1,069

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	1.85%	4.25%

Goods & Services

Item	DeQuincy	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.06	$24.26	15.6%
Beauty Salon	$36.33	$45.56	20.3%
Toothpaste	$3.55	$3.70	4.0%
Shampoo	$1.16	$1.28	9.2%
Movie	$8.80	$12.13	27.5%
Bowling	$13.11	$18.00	27.2%

Groceries

Item	DeQuincy	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.20	$5.84	11.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	3.9%
Potatoes	$5.35	$4.93	8.5%
Pizza	$10.35	$12.09	14.3%
Beer	$9.97	$10.41	4.2%

Health Care

Item	DeQuincy	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.17	$125.68	2.8%
Doctor	$140.61	$135.78	3.6%
Dentist	$115.15	$113.29	1.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.15	$10.65	4.7%
Lipitor	$532.22	$468.60	13.6%

Housing

Item	DeQuincy	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$163,300.00	$184,700.00	11.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,906.83	$2,346.69	18.7%
Apartment Rent	$573.00	$949.00	39.6%

Transportation

Item	DeQuincy	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$50.28	$59.92	16.1%

Utilities

Item	DeQuincy	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$127.90	$193.99	34.1%
Phone	$186.90	$192.25	2.8%

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.
Oretta, LA	638	95	5.5%
Singer, LA	306	95	5.5%
Longville, LA	170	95	5.5%
Starks, LA	179	70	30.4%
Gillis, LA	587	74	26.0%
DeQuincy, LA	3,087	90	9.8%

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DeQuincy, LA	3,087	90	9.8%