Index | Hester | Louisiana | National |
Cost of living | 106 | 91 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 91 | 95 | 100 |
Health care | 103 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 138 | 81 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Utilities | 90 | 84 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $123,854 | $10,321 | $2,890 | $3,716 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 | Hester | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $27.33 | $24.26 | 12.7% |
Beauty Salon | $44.46 | $45.56 | 2.4% |
Toothpaste | $3.53 | $3.70 | 4.7% |
Shampoo | $1.22 | $1.28 | 4.5% |
Movie | $9.94 | $12.13 | 18.1% |
Bowling | $20.07 | $18.00 | 11.5% |
Item | Hester | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.12 | $5.84 | 12.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.44 | $1.57 | 8.2% |
Milk | $4.59 | $4.67 | 1.8% |
Potatoes | $5.09 | $4.93 | 3.1% |
Pizza | $10.74 | $12.09 | 11.2% |
Beer | $9.94 | $10.41 | 4.6% |
Item | Hester | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $105.23 | $125.68 | 16.3% |
Doctor | $98.53 | $135.78 | 27.4% |
Dentist | $91.40 | $113.29 | 19.3% |
Ibuprofen | $10.27 | $10.65 | 3.6% |
Lipitor | $500.22 | $468.60 | 6.7% |
Item | Hester | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $254,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 37.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,451.87 | $2,346.69 | 38.1% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Hester | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.17 | $3.46 | 8.5% |
Tire Balancing | $60.37 | $59.92 | 0.8% |
Item | Hester | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $163.08 | $193.99 | 15.9% |
Phone | $187.44 | $192.25 | 2.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Choctaw, LA | 938 | 92 | 7.8% |
Supreme, LA | 494 | 92 | 7.8% |
Moonshine, LA | 127 | 92 | 7.8% |
Kraemer, LA | 1,041 | 83 | 16.9% |
Welcome, LA | 937 | 83 | 16.5% |
Hester, LA | 598 | 106 | 5.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Nectar, AL | 598 | 94 | 6.2% |
Silver Cliff, CO | 598 | 92 | 8.3% |
Brooten, MN | 598 | 90 | 9.7% |
Ferrelview, MO | 598 | 80 | 19.6% |
Chippewa Park, OH | 598 | 91 | 8.6% |
Hester, LA | 598 | 106 | 5.9% |