Prien, Louisiana Cost Of Living

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Overall 8%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 2%

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	Prien	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	92	92	100
Goods & Services	91	98	100
Groceries	96	97	100
Health care	91	99	100
Housing	98	81	100
Transportation	91	96	100
Utilities	75	87	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Prien is equal to the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Prien is 8% lower than the national average
Prien housing is 2% 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	$82,333	$6,861	$1,921	$2,470
Renters	$52,632	$4,386	$1,228	$1,579

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Prien is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Prien has a median income of about $82,333 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,921 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $52,632. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,228 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Prien	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.99	$20.27	1.4%
Beauty Salon	$39.66	$40.39	1.8%
Toothpaste	$1.97	$2.36	16.6%
Shampoo	$1.14	$1.08	6.2%
Movie	$9.42	$10.99	14.3%
Bowling	$12.33	$15.49	20.4%

Groceries

Item	Prien	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.34	$4.30	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.16	$1.40	17.3%
Milk	$2.29	$2.20	4.1%
Potatoes	$3.29	$3.22	2.2%
Pizza	$9.94	$10.74	7.5%
Beer	$8.72	$9.60	9.2%

Health Care

Item	Prien	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.50	$109.73	0.2%
Doctor	$83.82	$118.34	29.2%
Dentist	$90.54	$100.94	10.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.98	$9.93	10.6%
Lipitor	$486.92	$469.53	3.7%

Housing

Item	Prien	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$186,600.00	$184,700.00	1.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$835.60	$1,229.62	32.0%
Apartment Rent	$849.00	$949.00	10.5%

Transportation

Item	Prien	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.35	$2.71	13.2%
Tire Balancing	$50.13	$51.86	3.3%

Utilities

Item	Prien	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$96.71	$170.84	43.4%
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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gillis, LA	491	75	24.8%
Westlake, LA	4,611	81	19.3%
Hackberry, LA	1,257	81	18.9%
Carlyss, LA	5,041	82	17.8%
Sulphur, LA	20,198	84	15.9%
Prien, LA	7,903	92	7.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mystic Island, NJ	7,903	106	6.2%
Caribou, ME	7,902	90	10.1%
York, NE	7,899	85	14.6%
Bastrop, TX	7,909	92	7.6%
Montrose, VA	7,909	92	8.4%
Prien, LA	7,903	92	7.9%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.