Cost Of Living in Jennings, 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	Jennings	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	83	91	100
Goods & Services	97	96	100
Groceries	95	95	100
Health care	99	99	100
Housing	56	81	100
Transportation	107	96	100
Utilities	71	84	100

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The cost of living in Jennings is 8% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Jennings is 17% lower than the national average
Jennings housing is 44% 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	$41,778	$3,482	$975	$1,253
Renters	$20,263	$1,689	$473	$608

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Jennings, LA, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Jennings homeowners, is $41,778. This would allow for a maximum of $975 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $20,263 which would result in a maximum of $473 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Jennings	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.06	$24.26	15.6%
Beauty Salon	$36.33	$45.56	20.3%
Toothpaste	$3.55	$3.70	4.0%
Shampoo	$1.16	$1.28	9.2%
Movie	$8.80	$12.13	27.5%
Bowling	$13.11	$18.00	27.2%

Groceries

Item	Jennings	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.20	$5.84	11.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	3.9%
Potatoes	$5.35	$4.93	8.5%
Pizza	$10.35	$12.09	14.3%
Beer	$9.97	$10.41	4.2%

Health Care

Item	Jennings	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$122.17	$125.68	2.8%
Doctor	$140.61	$135.78	3.6%
Dentist	$115.15	$113.29	1.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.15	$10.65	4.7%
Lipitor	$532.22	$468.60	13.6%

Housing

Item	Jennings	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$94,400.00	$184,700.00	48.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,906.83	$2,346.69	18.7%
Apartment Rent	$630.00	$949.00	33.6%

Transportation

Item	Jennings	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$50.28	$59.92	16.1%

Utilities

Item	Jennings	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$127.90	$193.99	34.1%
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.
Roanoke, LA	550	95	5.5%
Mermentau, LA	616	76	23.5%
Morse, LA	1,239	79	21.1%
Lake Arthur, LA	2,742	80	19.8%
Estherwood, LA	676	82	18.5%
Jennings, LA	9,874	83	17.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Oglethorpe, GA	9,877	85	14.6%
Northampton, PA	9,869	102	1.8%
Jesup, GA	9,864	89	11.4%
Roberval, QC	9,887	n/a
Stonegate, CO	9,860	143	42.7%
Jennings, LA	9,874	83	17.1%

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 Jennings, LA