Poydras, LA Cost Of Living

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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	89	92	100
Index	Poydras	Louisiana	National
Goods & Services index	98	96	100
Groceries index	103	98	100
Health care index	117	98	100
Housing index	65	81	100
Transportation index	104	99	100
Utilities index	80	88	100

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The cost of living in Poydras is 3% lower than the Louisiana average.
The cost of living in Poydras is 11% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Poydras is 35% lower than the national average.
Louisiana general sales tax is 13% 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	4.45%	11.45%

Louisiana Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.67	$17.49	12.5%
Beauty Salon	$43.00	$38.17	12.7%
Toothpaste	$1.87	$2.32	19.4%
Shampoo	$0.82	$1.01	19.0%
Movie	$11.68	$10.72	8.9%
Bowling	$18.25	$13.86	31.7%

Groceries

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.43	$3.90	13.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.23	$1.40	11.9%
Milk	$2.40	$1.96	22.3%
Potatoes	$3.22	$3.18	1.2%
Pizza	$8.99	$10.39	13.5%
Beer	$8.99	$9.23	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.67	$106.34	8.2%
Doctor	$155.00	$115.25	34.5%
Dentist	$109.67	$98.38	11.5%
Ibuprofen	$12.02	$9.26	29.8%
Lipitor	$510.35	$466.47	9.4%

Housing

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,900.00	$184,700.00	40.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,615.81	$1,273.32	26.9%
Apartment Rent	$751.00	$949.00	20.9%

Transportation

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.37	$2.59	8.4%
Tire Balancing	$63.33	$48.90	29.5%

Utilities

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$110.31	$167.60	34.2%
Phone	$177.34	$163.42	8.5%

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	85	-15%
Barataria, LA	1,008	86	-14%
Violet, LA	5,621	91	-9%
Marrero, LA	31,454	91	-9%
Chalmette, LA	22,345	92	-8%
Poydras, LA	2,394	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Weedpatch, CA	2,394	96	-4%
Holcomb, KS	2,393	90	-10%
Pierre Part, LA	2,393	90	-10%
Muncy, PA	2,393	95	-5%
Stanfield, OR	2,395	90	-10%
Poydras, LA	2,394	89	-11%

Poydras, LA Cost of Living