Cost Of Living in Elizabeth, 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	Elizabeth	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	81	91	100
Goods & Services	94	96	100
Groceries	96	95	100
Health care	85	99	100
Housing	49	81	100
Transportation	98	96	100
Utilities	98	84	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Elizabeth is 11% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Elizabeth is 19% lower than the national average
Elizabeth housing is 51% 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	$27,250	$2,271	$636	$818
Renters	$28,409	$2,367	$663	$852

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	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.17	$24.26	4.5%
Beauty Salon	$35.17	$45.56	22.8%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.28	16.4%
Movie	$10.30	$12.13	15.1%
Bowling	$15.00	$18.00	16.7%

Groceries

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.99	$5.84	2.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.69	$1.57	7.4%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	3.9%
Potatoes	$5.07	$4.93	2.8%
Pizza	$11.12	$12.09	8.0%
Beer	$9.97	$10.41	4.2%

Health Care

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$135.00	$125.68	7.4%
Doctor	$79.00	$135.78	41.8%
Dentist	$99.88	$113.29	11.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.05	$10.65	5.7%
Lipitor	$509.31	$468.60	8.7%

Housing

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$67,000.00	$184,700.00	63.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,793.84	$2,346.69	23.6%
Apartment Rent	$740.00	$949.00	22.0%

Transportation

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.8%
Tire Balancing	$67.80	$59.92	13.1%

Utilities

Item	Elizabeth	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$190.12	$193.99	2.0%
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.
Sugartown, LA	187	95	5.3%
Glenmora, LA	1,413	79	21.4%
Pitkin, LA	624	79	20.7%
McNary, LA	170	83	16.9%
Oakdale, LA	7,571	83	16.8%
Elizabeth, LA	656	81	19.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lytle Creek, CA	656	126	26.5%
Oak Park, GA	656	79	20.5%
Amherst, NH	656	176	75.5%
Aurora, NY	656	111	11.0%
East Randolph, NY	656	83	17.3%
Elizabeth, LA	656	81	19.1%

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 Elizabeth, LA