Cost Of Living in Walker, LA

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3%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

2%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Walker	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	97	91	100
Goods & Services	105	96	100
Groceries	97	95	100
Health care	100	99	100
Housing	98	81	100
Transportation	96	96	100
Utilities	73	84	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Walker is 7% higher than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Walker is 3% lower than the national average
Walker housing is 2% lower than the national average
Louisiana general sales tax is 13% lower than the national average
Louisiana state income tax is 29% 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	$74,901	$6,242	$1,748	$2,247
Renters	$62,031	$5,169	$1,447	$1,861

The affordability of the housing market in Walker, LA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Walker homeowners, the median income is $74,901. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,748 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $62,031. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,447 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	1.85%	4.25%

Goods & Services

Item	Walker	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.61	$24.26	5.6%
Beauty Salon	$43.33	$45.56	4.9%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.9%
Movie	$11.59	$12.13	4.5%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Walker	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.45	$5.84	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.56	$4.67	2.4%
Potatoes	$5.20	$4.93	5.4%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$10.03	$10.41	3.7%

Health Care

Item	Walker	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.13	$125.68	9.2%
Doctor	$130.33	$135.78	4.0%
Dentist	$114.58	$113.29	1.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.22	$10.65	4.1%
Lipitor	$527.50	$468.60	12.6%

Housing

Item	Walker	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$165,800.00	$184,700.00	10.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,958.49	$2,346.69	16.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,108.00	$949.00	16.8%

Transportation

Item	Walker	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.5%
Tire Balancing	$61.61	$59.92	2.8%

Utilities

Item	Walker	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$111.88	$193.99	42.3%
Phone	$185.70	$192.25	3.4%

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.
Montpelier, LA	323	82	18.4%
Merrydale, LA	9,523	90	10.1%
Denham Springs, LA	9,908	95	5.4%
French Settlement, LA	960	95	5.3%
Monticello, LA	4,926	95	4.9%
Walker, LA	6,278	97	2.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Carmel Hamlet, NY	6,278	125	24.6%
Port Isabel, TX	6,278	80	19.7%
Seneca Falls, NY	6,276	90	10.3%
Bellefonte, PA	6,276	100	0.1%
Saint-Paul, QC	6,280	n/a
Walker, LA	6,278	97	2.7%