Cost Of Living in Winnfield, 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	Winnfield	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	80	91	100
Goods & Services	94	96	100
Groceries	96	95	100
Health care	85	99	100
Housing	45	81	100
Transportation	98	96	100
Utilities	98	84	100

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The cost of living in Winnfield is 12% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Winnfield is 20% lower than the national average
Winnfield housing is 55% 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	$33,621	$2,802	$784	$1,009
Renters	$28,500	$2,375	$665	$855

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Winnfield is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Winnfield has a median income of about $33,621 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $784 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $28,500. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $665 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Winnfield	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%

Groceries

Item	Winnfield	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%

Health Care

Item	Winnfield	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%

Housing

Item	Winnfield	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$67,000.00	$184,700.00	63.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,793.84	$2,346.69	23.6%
Apartment Rent	$622.00	$949.00	34.5%

Transportation

Item	Winnfield	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.8%
Tire Balancing	$67.80	$59.92	13.1%

Utilities

Item	Winnfield	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$190.12	$193.99	2.0%
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.
Jordan Hill, LA	114	95	5.3%
Sikes, LA	224	89	11.5%
Calvin, LA	227	78	21.8%
Atlanta, LA	186	78	21.5%
Dodson, LA	296	74	25.7%
Winnfield, LA	4,418	80	20.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jenkintown, PA	4,418	123	22.6%
Treasure Lake, PA	4,418	99	0.7%
Cramerton, NC	4,417	104	4.5%
Mount Hermon, VA	4,417	93	7.2%
Antigonish, NS	4,419	n/a
Winnfield, LA	4,418	80	20.2%

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 Winnfield, LA