Cost Of Living in Ellerbe Woods, 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	Ellerbe Woods	Shreveport	Louisiana
Cost of living	118	93	91
Goods & Services	99	99	96
Groceries	99	99	95
Health care	103	103	99
Housing	169	84	81
Transportation	97	97	96
Utilities	85	85	84

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Ellerbe Woods is 31% higher than the Shreveport average
The cost of living in Ellerbe Woods is 18% higher than the national average
Ellerbe Woods housing is 69% higher 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)
Household	$113,526	$9,461	$2,649	$3,406

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	Shreveport	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.94	$24.26	13.7%
Beauty Salon	$41.39	$45.56	9.2%
Toothpaste	$3.19	$3.70	13.8%
Shampoo	$1.13	$1.28	11.5%
Movie	$13.40	$12.13	10.5%
Bowling	$13.33	$18.00	25.9%

Groceries

Item	Shreveport	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.18	$5.84	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.1%
Potatoes	$5.08	$4.93	2.9%
Pizza	$9.90	$12.09	18.1%
Beer	$9.71	$10.41	6.7%

Health Care

Item	Shreveport	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$135.11	$125.68	7.5%
Doctor	$90.67	$135.78	33.2%
Dentist	$154.50	$113.29	36.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.57	$10.65	10.1%
Lipitor	$498.43	$468.60	6.4%

Housing

Item	Shreveport	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$151,700.00	$184,700.00	17.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,083.19	$2,346.69	11.2%
Apartment Rent	$827.00	$949.00	12.9%

Transportation

Item	Shreveport	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$3.46	10.4%
Tire Balancing	$67.93	$59.92	13.4%

Utilities

Item	Shreveport	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$164.18	$193.99	15.4%
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.
Frierson, LA	209	97	3.1%
Gloster, LA	41	97	3.1%
Keachi, LA	387	82	18.0%
Lakeview, LA	1,196	90	10.0%
Haughton, LA	3,292	94	6.1%
Shreveport, LA	189,890	93	7.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mobile, AL	189,994	90	9.6%
Cape Coral, FL	189,633	112	11.9%
McKinney, TX	191,197	129	28.6%
Frisco, TX	188,387	140	39.8%
Tempe, AZ	191,607	112	11.8%
Shreveport, LA	189,890	93	7.1%

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 Ellerbe Woods, Shreveport, LA