Cheapest Cities in Louisiana
Most affordable cities in Louisiana (population > 5,000) ranked by cost of living index.
| # |
City |
Cost Index |
Income |
Rent |
Population |
| 1 |
Tallulah
|
56 |
$32,624 |
$602/mo |
6,124 |
| 2 |
Ville Platte
|
59 |
$28,874 |
$678/mo |
6,299 |
| 3 |
Crowley
|
59 |
$27,826 |
$560/mo |
11,554 |
| 4 |
Grambling
|
61 |
$17,670 |
$518/mo |
5,302 |
| 5 |
Bastrop
|
61 |
$30,069 |
$828/mo |
9,408 |
| 6 |
St. Martinville
|
62 |
$33,132 |
$770/mo |
5,367 |
| 7 |
Oakdale
|
62 |
$45,038 |
$766/mo |
6,614 |
| 8 |
Opelousas
|
63 |
$36,260 |
$734/mo |
15,662 |
| 9 |
Bogalusa
|
63 |
$37,846 |
$710/mo |
10,539 |
| 10 |
Abbeville
|
63 |
$34,977 |
$800/mo |
11,086 |
| 11 |
Raceland
|
64 |
$53,328 |
$632/mo |
10,517 |
| 12 |
Eunice
|
64 |
$36,356 |
$778/mo |
9,261 |
| 13 |
Patterson
|
65 |
$48,002 |
$745/mo |
5,801 |
| 14 |
Minden
|
65 |
$29,597 |
$803/mo |
11,604 |
| 15 |
Franklin
|
65 |
$46,278 |
$861/mo |
6,557 |
| 16 |
Galliano
|
65 |
$53,146 |
$775/mo |
6,563 |
| 17 |
Leesville
|
66 |
$38,292 |
$863/mo |
5,610 |
| 18 |
Cut Off
|
67 |
$79,214 |
$759/mo |
5,157 |
| 19 |
Jennings
|
68 |
$45,194 |
$861/mo |
9,679 |
| 20 |
West Monroe
|
68 |
$46,663 |
$815/mo |
12,837 |
| 21 |
Larose
|
68 |
$71,250 |
$739/mo |
5,937 |
| 22 |
Monroe
|
69 |
$36,521 |
$823/mo |
47,241 |
| 23 |
Rayne
|
69 |
$41,603 |
$850/mo |
7,147 |
| 24 |
Breaux Bridge
|
69 |
$45,620 |
$831/mo |
7,497 |
| 25 |
New Iberia
|
70 |
$50,802 |
$878/mo |
27,926 |
| 26 |
Morgan City
|
70 |
$56,729 |
$861/mo |
11,208 |
| 27 |
Natchitoches
|
70 |
$38,731 |
$777/mo |
17,682 |
| 28 |
Donaldsonville
|
72 |
$24,160 |
$838/mo |
6,792 |
| 29 |
Pineville
|
72 |
$51,583 |
$876/mo |
14,268 |
| 30 |
DeRidder
|
72 |
$58,596 |
$929/mo |
9,812 |
| 31 |
Ruston
|
73 |
$32,765 |
$819/mo |
22,224 |
| 32 |
Plaquemine
|
73 |
$76,857 |
$860/mo |
6,136 |
| 33 |
Scott
|
74 |
$54,220 |
$1,002/mo |
8,348 |
| 34 |
Schriever
|
74 |
$58,950 |
$932/mo |
6,052 |
| 35 |
Alexandria
|
74 |
$47,357 |
$946/mo |
44,566 |
| 36 |
St. Rose
|
75 |
$70,379 |
$835/mo |
7,271 |
| 37 |
Shreveport
|
75 |
$48,465 |
$980/mo |
183,483 |
| 38 |
Meraux
|
75 |
$73,792 |
$864/mo |
7,492 |
| 39 |
Baker
|
75 |
$59,451 |
$1,031/mo |
12,322 |
| 40 |
Chackbay
|
75 |
$74,141 |
$838/mo |
5,287 |
| 41 |
Sulphur
|
76 |
$58,044 |
$1,015/mo |
21,004 |
| 42 |
Brownfields
|
76 |
$50,809 |
$958/mo |
5,263 |
| 43 |
Carencro
|
76 |
$70,217 |
$924/mo |
10,882 |
| 44 |
Denham Springs
|
76 |
$77,418 |
$950/mo |
9,362 |
| 45 |
Marrero
|
76 |
$45,633 |
$997/mo |
31,866 |
| 46 |
Westwego
|
76 |
$49,291 |
$1,013/mo |
8,382 |
| 47 |
Hammond
|
77 |
$41,222 |
$932/mo |
20,790 |
| 48 |
Carlyss
|
78 |
$92,004 |
$1,142/mo |
5,184 |
| 49 |
Gray
|
78 |
$57,472 |
$1,118/mo |
5,524 |
| 50 |
Merrydale
|
78 |
$41,986 |
$1,187/mo |
9,149 |