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

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Sorrel is 5% higher than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Sorrel is 5% lower than the national average
Sorrel housing is 35% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Sorrel	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	Sorrel	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	Sorrel	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	Sorrel	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,473.88	$2,346.69	37.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Sorrel	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.
Glencoe, LA	258	77	22.7%
Franklin, LA	6,844	81	19.3%
Charenton, LA	1,560	83	16.9%
Loreauville, LA	778	85	15.3%
Jeanerette, LA	5,321	86	14.2%
Sorrel, LA	560	95	4.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. David, IL	560	79	21.1%
Ghent, KY	560	88	12.0%
New Hamilton, MS	560	87	13.1%
Fessenden, ND	560	81	18.6%
North Walpole, NH	560	111	10.9%
Sorrel, LA	560	95	4.9%

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 Sorrel, LA