Cost Of Living in Shongaloo, 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	Shongaloo	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	83	91	100
Goods & Services	99	96	100
Groceries	99	95	100
Health care	103	99	100
Housing	49	81	100
Transportation	97	96	100
Utilities	85	84	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Shongaloo is 9% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Shongaloo is 17% lower than the national average
Shongaloo housing is 51% 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	$32,917	$2,743	$768	$988
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Shongaloo	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	Shongaloo	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	Shongaloo	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	Shongaloo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,800.00	$184,700.00	50.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,083.19	$2,346.69	11.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Shongaloo	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.
Cotton Valley, LA	962	75	24.6%
Cullen, LA	1,166	78	21.8%
Emerson, AR	195	80	20.3%
Homer, LA	2,875	81	19.0%
Springhill, LA	4,851	82	18.5%
Shongaloo, LA	141	83	17.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Talladega Springs, AL	141	86	13.8%
Leipsic, DE	141	95	4.9%
Dover, IL	141	83	16.9%
Mound Station, IL	141	85	14.9%
Hardinsburg, IN	141	86	14.1%
Shongaloo, LA	141	83	17.4%

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 Shongaloo, LA