Index | Hessmer | Louisiana | National |
Cost of living | 87 | 91 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 94 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 95 | 100 |
Health care | 85 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 70 | 81 | 100 |
Transportation | 98 | 96 | 100 |
Utilities | 98 | 84 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $65,625 | $5,469 | $1,531 | $1,969 |
Renters | $32,056 | $2,671 | $748 | $962 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Louisiana | 4.45% | 11.45% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Louisiana | 1.85% | 4.25% |
Item | Hessmer | 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% |
Item | Hessmer | 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% |
Item | Hessmer | 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% |
Item | Hessmer | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $120,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 34.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,793.84 | $2,346.69 | 23.6% |
Apartment Rent | $764.00 | $949.00 | 19.5% |
Item | Hessmer | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.16 | $3.46 | 8.8% |
Tire Balancing | $67.80 | $59.92 | 13.1% |
Item | Hessmer | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $190.12 | $193.99 | 2.0% |
Phone | $186.90 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bordelonville, LA | 490 | 78 | 22.4% |
Evergreen, LA | 282 | 78 | 21.6% |
Mansura, LA | 1,529 | 79 | 21.2% |
Marksville, LA | 5,376 | 83 | 17.3% |
Cottonport, LA | 1,792 | 83 | 17.0% |
Hessmer, LA | 806 | 87 | 12.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Offerman, GA | 806 | 81 | 18.8% |
Shellsburg, IA | 806 | 93 | 6.6% |
Ashkum, IL | 806 | 89 | 11.3% |
Clyde, KS | 806 | 82 | 18.1% |
Gibbon, MN | 806 | 83 | 16.9% |
Hessmer, LA | 806 | 87 | 12.7% |