Cost Of Living in Melville, LA

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19%

Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

53%

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	Melville	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	81	91	100
Goods & Services	98	96	100
Groceries	95	95	100
Health care	85	99	100
Housing	47	81	100
Transportation	94	96	100
Utilities	89	84	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Melville is 11% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Melville is 19% lower than the national average
Melville housing is 53% 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	$26,818	$2,235	$626	$805
Renters	$9,329	$777	$218	$280

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	Melville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.20	$24.26	8.0%
Beauty Salon	$42.83	$45.56	6.0%
Toothpaste	$3.56	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.28	15.1%
Movie	$10.94	$12.13	9.8%
Bowling	$17.53	$18.00	2.6%

Groceries

Item	Melville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.19	$5.84	11.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	9.9%
Milk	$4.51	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.01	$4.93	1.5%
Pizza	$11.51	$12.09	4.8%
Beer	$9.91	$10.41	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Melville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$146.24	$125.68	16.4%
Doctor	$113.67	$135.78	16.3%
Dentist	$119.98	$113.29	5.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.04	$10.65	5.7%
Lipitor	$515.16	$468.60	9.9%

Housing

Item	Melville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,000.00	$184,700.00	45.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,473.88	$2,346.69	37.2%
Apartment Rent	$278.00	$949.00	70.7%

Transportation

Item	Melville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$3.46	4.5%
Tire Balancing	$81.71	$59.92	36.4%

Utilities

Item	Melville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$106.81	$193.99	44.9%
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.
Maringouin, LA	536	82	18.1%
Port Barre, LA	1,619	81	19.2%
Krotz Springs, LA	732	82	17.6%
Palmetto, LA	151	86	14.4%
Fordoche, LA	953	90	10.0%
Melville, LA	907	81	19.5%

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Butte Valley, CA	907	156	56.4%
Liberty, MS	907	79	20.6%
La Union, NM	907	80	19.8%
Schaefferstown, PA	907	103	2.7%
Graniteville, VT	907	98	2.1%
Melville, LA	907	81	19.5%