Index | Shreveport | Louisiana | National |
Cost of living | 90 | 91 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 100 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 75 | 81 | 100 |
Transportation | 93 | 94 | 100 |
Utilities | 88 | 87 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $56,174 | $4,681 | $1,311 | $1,685 |
Renters | $24,869 | $2,072 | $580 | $746 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Louisiana | 4.45% | 11.45% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Louisiana | 2% | 6% |
Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.43 | $18.62 | 6.4% |
Beauty Salon | $33.55 | $39.05 | 14.1% |
Toothpaste | $2.15 | $2.34 | 8.3% |
Shampoo | $1.08 | $1.06 | 1.9% |
Movie | $10.41 | $10.68 | 2.6% |
Bowling | $15.00 | $14.67 | 2.2% |
Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.29 | $4.22 | 1.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.23 | $1.39 | 11.3% |
Milk | $2.02 | $2.05 | 1.3% |
Potatoes | $3.00 | $3.29 | 8.8% |
Pizza | $9.82 | $10.62 | 7.5% |
Beer | $9.01 | $9.38 | 4.0% |
Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $88.55 | $108.57 | 18.4% |
Doctor | $101.77 | $116.17 | 12.4% |
Dentist | $109.04 | $99.13 | 10.0% |
Ibuprofen | $10.07 | $9.68 | 4.0% |
Lipitor | $478.74 | $466.92 | 2.5% |
Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $133,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 27.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $978.15 | $1,197.42 | 18.3% |
Apartment Rent | $764.00 | $949.00 | 19.5% |
Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $1.93 | $2.22 | 13.3% |
Tire Balancing | $53.24 | $50.07 | 6.3% |
Item | Shreveport | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $135.06 | $167.67 | 19.4% |
Phone | $180.18 | $175.64 | 2.6% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Mooringsport, LA | 722 | 82 | -18% |
Benton, LA | 1,909 | 84 | -16% |
Lakeview, LA | 1,267 | 86 | -14% |
Greenwood, LA | 3,214 | 88 | -12% |
Haughton, LA | 3,395 | 89 | -11% |
Shreveport, LA | 198,571 | 90 | -10% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Akron, OH | 198,508 | 86 | -14% |
Huntington Beach, CA | 198,724 | 170 | 70% |
Glendale, CA | 197,895 | 167 | 67% |
Little Rock, AR | 197,640 | 94 | -6% |
Amarillo, TX | 197,570 | 83 | -17% |
Shreveport, LA | 198,571 | 90 | -10% |