Cost Of Living in South Mansfield, LA

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	South Mansfield	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	79	91	100
Goods & Services	99	96	100
Groceries	99	95	100
Health care	103	99	100
Housing	39	81	100
Transportation	97	96	100
Utilities	85	84	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in South Mansfield is 12% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in South Mansfield is 21% lower than the national average
South Mansfield housing is 61% 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	$91,250	$7,604	$2,129	$2,738
Renters	$16,250	$1,354	$379	$488

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	South Mansfield	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%

Groceries

Item	South Mansfield	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%

Health Care

Item	South Mansfield	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%

Housing

Item	South Mansfield	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$73,600.00	$184,700.00	60.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,083.19	$2,346.69	11.2%
Apartment Rent	$343.00	$949.00	63.9%

Transportation

Item	South Mansfield	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$3.46	10.4%
Tire Balancing	$67.93	$59.92	13.4%

Utilities

Item	South Mansfield	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$164.18	$193.99	15.4%
Phone	$186.90	$192.25	2.8%

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.
Stanley, LA	121	97	3.1%
Gloster, LA	41	97	3.1%
Mansfield, LA	4,652	81	18.8%
Keachi, LA	387	82	18.0%
Pleasant Hill, LA	580	82	17.9%
South Mansfield, LA	540	79	20.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kenwood, CA	540	192	91.9%
Fairmount, IL	540	83	17.1%
Industry, IL	540	84	16.2%
Tallula, IL	540	81	18.7%
North Adams, MI	540	81	18.9%
South Mansfield, LA	540	79	20.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in South Mansfield, LA