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

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Stanley is 7% higher than the Louisiana average
The cost of living in Stanley is 3% lower than the national average
Stanley housing is 22% 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	$91,641	$7,637	$2,138	$2,750
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	Stanley	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	Stanley	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	Stanley	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	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,083.19	$2,346.69	11.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Stanley	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.
South Mansfield, LA	540	79	20.6%
Converse, LA	380	80	20.0%
Mansfield, LA	4,652	81	18.8%
Keachi, LA	387	82	18.0%
Huxley, TX	409	81	19.0%
Stanley, LA	121	97	3.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Alcan Border, AK	121	136	35.7%
Tenakee Springs, AK	121	128	27.6%
Providence, AL	121	79	21.4%
Rondo, AR	121	76	24.1%
Pine Level, FL	121	93	6.9%
Stanley, LA	121	97	3.1%

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 Stanley, LA