Index | Meraux | Louisiana | National |
Cost of living | 96 | 92 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 107 | 98 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 117 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 88 | 81 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Utilities | 76 | 87 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $73,651 | $6,138 | $1,718 | $2,210 |
Renters | $38,462 | $3,205 | $897 | $1,154 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Louisiana | 4.45% | 11.45% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Louisiana | 2% | 6% |
Item | Meraux | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.00 | $20.27 | 1.3% |
Beauty Salon | $48.33 | $40.39 | 19.6% |
Toothpaste | $2.35 | $2.36 | 0.3% |
Shampoo | $1.04 | $1.08 | 3.4% |
Movie | $12.21 | $10.99 | 11.1% |
Bowling | $20.67 | $15.49 | 33.4% |
Item | Meraux | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.85 | $4.30 | 12.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.21 | $1.40 | 13.8% |
Milk | $2.30 | $2.20 | 4.3% |
Potatoes | $3.14 | $3.22 | 2.4% |
Pizza | $9.93 | $10.74 | 7.6% |
Beer | $9.15 | $9.60 | 4.7% |
Item | Meraux | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $102.44 | $109.73 | 6.6% |
Doctor | $158.33 | $118.34 | 33.8% |
Dentist | $118.89 | $100.94 | 17.8% |
Ibuprofen | $11.13 | $9.93 | 12.1% |
Lipitor | $513.19 | $469.53 | 9.3% |
Item | Meraux | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $156,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 15.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,804.22 | $1,229.62 | 46.7% |
Apartment Rent | $913.00 | $949.00 | 3.8% |
Item | Meraux | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.45 | $2.71 | 9.5% |
Tire Balancing | $55.77 | $51.86 | 7.5% |
Item | Meraux | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $100.21 | $170.84 | 41.3% |
Phone | $183.56 | $187.18 | 1.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Pleasure Bend, LA | 319 | 86 | 14.1% |
Barataria, LA | 1,008 | 87 | 12.6% |
Bridge City, LA | 6,663 | 89 | 11.5% |
Poydras, LA | 2,394 | 90 | 10.5% |
Violet, LA | 5,621 | 92 | 8.2% |
Meraux, LA | 6,787 | 96 | 3.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Aspen, CO | 6,788 | 138 | 37.8% |
Nyack, NY | 6,788 | 149 | 49.1% |
Portage Lakes, OH | 6,785 | 91 | 8.9% |
Hamilton, AL | 6,784 | 78 | 21.6% |
Dade City, FL | 6,782 | 85 | 15.1% |
Meraux, LA | 6,787 | 96 | 3.7% |