| Index | Airport-Pines Road | Shreveport | Louisiana |
| Cost of living | 88 | 93 | 91 |
| Goods & Services | 99 | 99 | 96 |
| Groceries | 99 | 99 | 95 |
| Health care | 103 | 103 | 99 |
| Housing | 66 | 84 | 81 |
| Transportation | 97 | 97 | 96 |
| Utilities | 85 | 85 | 84 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Household | $45,494 | $3,791 | $1,061 | $1,365 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Louisiana | 4.45% | 11.45% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Louisiana | 1.85% | 4.25% |
| Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $20.94 | $24.26 | 13.7% |
| Beauty Salon | $41.39 | $45.56 | 9.2% |
| Toothpaste | $3.19 | $3.70 | 13.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.28 | 11.5% |
| Movie | $13.40 | $12.13 | 10.5% |
| Bowling | $13.33 | $18.00 | 25.9% |
| Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.18 | $5.84 | 5.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.2% |
| Milk | $4.53 | $4.67 | 3.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.08 | $4.93 | 2.9% |
| Pizza | $9.90 | $12.09 | 18.1% |
| Beer | $9.71 | $10.41 | 6.7% |
| Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $135.11 | $125.68 | 7.5% |
| Doctor | $90.67 | $135.78 | 33.2% |
| Dentist | $154.50 | $113.29 | 36.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $9.57 | $10.65 | 10.1% |
| Lipitor | $498.43 | $468.60 | 6.4% |
| Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $151,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 17.9% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,083.19 | $2,346.69 | 11.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $827.00 | $949.00 | 12.9% |
| Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.10 | $3.46 | 10.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $67.93 | $59.92 | 13.4% |
| Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $164.18 | $193.99 | 15.4% |
| Phone | $186.90 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Frierson, LA | 209 | 97 | 3.1% |
| Waskom, TX | 1,726 | 87 | 12.8% |
| Lakeview, LA | 1,196 | 90 | 10.0% |
| Bossier City, LA | 68,286 | 96 | 4.3% |
| Greenwood, LA | 3,155 | 96 | 3.8% |
| Shreveport, LA | 189,890 | 93 | 7.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Mobile, AL | 189,994 | 90 | 9.6% |
| Cape Coral, FL | 189,633 | 112 | 11.9% |
| McKinney, TX | 191,197 | 129 | 28.6% |
| Frisco, TX | 188,387 | 140 | 39.8% |
| Tempe, AZ | 191,607 | 112 | 11.8% |
| Shreveport, LA | 189,890 | 93 | 7.1% |
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