Poydras, LA Cost Of Living

Poydras 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	Poydras	Louisiana	National
Cost of living index	88	92	100
Index	Poydras	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	99	97	100
Groceries index	98	98	100
Health care index	96	97	100
Housing index	65	81	100
Transportation index	106	97	100
Utilities index	85	94	100

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The cost of living in Poydras is 5% lower than the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Poydras is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Poydras is 35% 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	$37,455	$3,121	$874	$1,124
Renters	$19,607	$1,634	$457	$588

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	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.45	$16.09	2.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.22	$37.33	10.4%
Toothpaste	$2.19	$2.45	10.7%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.00	1.6%
Movie	$10.64	$10.28	3.5%
Bowling	$12.34	$4.93	150.3%

Groceries

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.82	$3.80	0.5%
Fried Chicken	$0.95	$1.40	32.0%
Milk	$2.37	$2.01	17.9%
Potatoes	$3.12	$3.01	3.5%
Pizza	$7.49	$9.89	24.2%
Beer	$8.77	$8.90	1.4%

Health Care

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.86	$102.16	16.0%
Doctor	$98.33	$108.36	9.3%
Dentist	$88.25	$92.53	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.85	$9.28	6.2%
Lipitor	$441.86	$425.82	3.8%

Housing

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,900.00	$184,700.00	40.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,271.91	$1,202.44	5.8%
Apartment Rent	$751.00	$949.00	20.9%

Transportation

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.10	$2.24	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$60.77	$46.29	31.3%

Utilities

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$116.95	$165.96	29.5%
Phone	$29.67	$28.68	3.4%

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.
Pleasure Bend, LA	319	84	-16%
Barataria, LA	1,008	86	-14%
Violet, LA	5,621	90	-10%
Marrero, LA	31,454	90	-10%
Chalmette, LA	22,345	92	-8%
Poydras, LA	2,394	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Weedpatch, CA	2,394	92	-8%
Pierre Part, LA	2,393	88	-12%
Muncy, PA	2,393	92	-8%
Stanfield, OR	2,395	88	-12%
Holcomb, KS	2,393	88	-12%
Poydras, LA	2,394	88	-12%

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

Poydras, LA Cost of Living