Cost Of Living in East Hodge, 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	East Hodge	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	72	91	100
Goods & Services	88	96	100
Groceries	94	95	100
Health care	103	99	100
Housing	34	81	100
Transportation	88	96	100
Utilities	78	84	100

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The cost of living in East Hodge is 20% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in East Hodge is 28% lower than the national average
East Hodge housing is 66% 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	$24,471	$2,039	$571	$734
Renters	$11,806	$984	$275	$354

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	East Hodge	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.22	$24.26	4.3%
Beauty Salon	$46.11	$45.56	1.2%
Toothpaste	$3.52	$3.70	4.9%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$12.98	$12.13	7.0%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	East Hodge	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.17	$4.93	4.8%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$9.63	$10.41	7.5%

Health Care

Item	East Hodge	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.11	$125.68	12.4%
Doctor	$173.89	$135.78	28.1%
Dentist	$128.33	$113.29	13.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.39	$10.65	2.5%
Lipitor	$524.60	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	East Hodge	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$65,000.00	$184,700.00	64.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,477.84	$2,346.69	48.2%
Apartment Rent	$283.00	$949.00	70.2%

Transportation

Item	East Hodge	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.15	$3.46	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$56.44	$59.92	5.8%

Utilities

Item	East Hodge	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.52	$193.99	34.8%
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.
Sikes, LA	224	89	11.5%
Hodge, LA	689	74	26.0%
Dodson, LA	296	74	25.7%
Jonesboro, LA	4,503	76	24.5%
Quitman, LA	281	76	24.0%
East Hodge, LA	513	72	27.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cedar Creek, AZ	513	90	9.8%
Walden, CO	513	94	5.6%
Lewis, IA	513	77	23.3%
Mayking, KY	513	97	3.0%
Broomes Island, MD	513	170	70.4%
East Hodge, LA	513	72	27.9%

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 East Hodge, LA