Cost Of Living in Mermentau, 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	Mermentau	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	76	91	100
Goods & Services	98	96	100
Groceries	95	95	100
Health care	85	99	100
Housing	33	81	100
Transportation	94	96	100
Utilities	89	84	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Mermentau is 16% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Mermentau is 24% lower than the national average
Mermentau housing is 67% 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	$48,835	$4,070	$1,139	$1,465
Renters	$16,136	$1,345	$376	$484

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	Mermentau	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.20	$24.26	8.0%
Beauty Salon	$42.83	$45.56	6.0%
Toothpaste	$3.56	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.28	15.1%
Movie	$10.94	$12.13	9.8%
Bowling	$17.53	$18.00	2.6%

Groceries

Item	Mermentau	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.19	$5.84	11.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	9.9%
Milk	$4.51	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.01	$4.93	1.5%
Pizza	$11.51	$12.09	4.8%
Beer	$9.91	$10.41	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Mermentau	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$146.24	$125.68	16.4%
Doctor	$113.67	$135.78	16.3%
Dentist	$119.98	$113.29	5.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.04	$10.65	5.7%
Lipitor	$515.16	$468.60	9.9%

Housing

Item	Mermentau	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$60,400.00	$184,700.00	67.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,473.88	$2,346.69	37.2%
Apartment Rent	$325.00	$949.00	65.8%

Transportation

Item	Mermentau	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$3.46	4.5%
Tire Balancing	$81.71	$59.92	36.4%

Utilities

Item	Mermentau	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$106.81	$193.99	44.9%
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%
Morse, LA	1,239	79	21.1%
Lake Arthur, LA	2,742	80	19.8%
Estherwood, LA	676	82	18.5%
Gueydan, LA	1,184	83	17.3%
Mermentau, LA	616	76	23.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shipman, IL	616	82	18.3%
Killona, LA	616	87	12.7%
Parma, MO	616	74	26.5%
Sherman, MS	616	80	19.5%
Newton Grove, NC	616	91	8.6%
Mermentau, LA	616	76	23.5%

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 Mermentau, LA