Cost Of Living in Independence, 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	Independence	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	83	91	100
Goods & Services	95	96	100
Groceries	96	95	100
Health care	98	99	100
Housing	59	81	100
Transportation	93	96	100
Utilities	81	84	100

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The cost of living in Independence is 9% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Independence is 17% lower than the national average
Independence housing is 41% 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	$24,511	$2,043	$572	$735
Renters	$23,482	$1,957	$548	$705

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	Independence	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.85	$24.26	2.4%
Beauty Salon	$46.92	$45.56	3.0%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.28	6.9%
Movie	$11.93	$12.13	1.7%
Bowling	$19.00	$18.00	5.6%

Groceries

Item	Independence	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.61	$5.84	3.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.68	$1.57	6.5%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$5.12	$4.93	3.7%
Pizza	$10.95	$12.09	9.4%
Beer	$9.71	$10.41	6.8%

Health Care

Item	Independence	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.65	$125.68	23.9%
Doctor	$125.52	$135.78	7.6%
Dentist	$122.39	$113.29	8.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.07	$10.65	5.5%
Lipitor	$463.70	$468.60	1.0%

Housing

Item	Independence	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$95,500.00	$184,700.00	48.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,456.60	$2,346.69	37.9%
Apartment Rent	$717.00	$949.00	24.4%

Transportation

Item	Independence	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.18	$3.46	8.0%
Tire Balancing	$57.42	$59.92	4.2%

Utilities

Item	Independence	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.13	$193.99	29.8%
Phone	$187.85	$192.25	2.3%

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.
Montpelier, LA	323	82	18.4%
Roseland, LA	1,186	82	17.9%
Amite City, LA	4,459	84	16.0%
Natalbany, LA	2,847	87	13.3%
Albany, LA	1,300	90	10.4%
Independence, LA	2,578	83	17.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Thayer, MO	2,578	79	20.6%
Jefferson, MD	2,577	127	26.8%
Maine, WI	2,577	94	6.3%
Hébertville, QC	2,577	n/a
Loogootee, IN	2,579	86	14.4%
Independence, LA	2,578	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 Independence, LA