Poydras, Louisiana Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 35%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Poydras	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	90	92	100
Goods & Services	107	98	100
Groceries	99	97	100
Health care	117	99	100
Housing	65	81	100
Transportation	97	96	100
Utilities	76	87	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Poydras is 2% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Poydras is 10% lower than the national average
Poydras housing is 35% lower than the national average
Louisiana general sales tax is 13% lower than the national average
Louisiana state income tax is 19% 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	$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%

Groceries

Item	Poydras	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%

Health Care

Item	Poydras	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%

Housing

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,900.00	$184,700.00	40.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,804.22	$1,229.62	46.7%
Apartment Rent	$751.00	$949.00	20.9%

Transportation

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.71	9.5%
Tire Balancing	$55.77	$51.86	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Poydras	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$100.21	$170.84	41.3%
Phone	$183.56	$187.18	1.9%

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	86	-14%
Barataria, LA	1,008	87	-13%
Violet, LA	5,621	92	-8%
Marrero, LA	31,454	92	-8%
Chalmette, LA	22,345	93	-7%
Poydras, LA	2,394	90	-10%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Weedpatch, CA	2,394	92	-8%
Saint-Polycarpe, QC	2,394	n/a
Holcomb, KS	2,393	91	-9%
Pierre Part, LA	2,393	87	-13%
Muncy, PA	2,393	94	-6%
Poydras, LA	2,394	90	-10%

Source: The Poydras, LA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2021.