Cost Of Living in St. Joseph, 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	St. Joseph	Louisiana	National
Cost of living	73	91	100
Goods & Services	88	96	100
Groceries	94	95	100
Health care	103	99	100
Housing	38	81	100
Transportation	88	96	100
Utilities	78	84	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in St. Joseph is 19% lower than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in St. Joseph is 27% lower than the national average
St. Joseph housing is 62% 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	$27,727	$2,311	$647	$832
Renters	$21,429	$1,786	$500	$643

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	St. Joseph	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.22	$24.26	4.3%
Beauty Salon	$46.11	$45.56	1.2%
Toothpaste	$3.52	$3.70	4.9%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$12.98	$12.13	7.0%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	St. Joseph	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.17	$4.93	4.8%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$9.63	$10.41	7.5%

Health Care

Item	St. Joseph	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.11	$125.68	12.4%
Doctor	$173.89	$135.78	28.1%
Dentist	$128.33	$113.29	13.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.39	$10.65	2.5%
Lipitor	$524.60	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	St. Joseph	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$38,300.00	$184,700.00	79.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,477.84	$2,346.69	48.2%
Apartment Rent	$755.00	$949.00	20.4%

Transportation

Item	St. Joseph	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.15	$3.46	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$56.44	$59.92	5.8%

Utilities

Item	St. Joseph	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.52	$193.99	34.8%
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.
Fayette, MS	1,530	76	24.0%
Newellton, LA	1,047	76	23.5%
Alcorn State University, MS	991	82	18.4%
Waterproof, LA	901	79	20.5%
Spokane, LA	442	113	13.0%
St. Joseph, LA	789	73	26.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Leighton, AL	789	76	23.8%
New Hartford, IA	789	79	21.1%
Bartelso, IL	789	89	10.5%
Livingston, IL	789	82	17.9%
Cheneyville, LA	789	87	12.9%
St. Joseph, LA	789	73	26.5%

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 St. Joseph, LA