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Best Cost of Living Counties in Louisiana

Median rent, home values, and housing affordability Compare rankings across all 64 counties.

Average Cost of Living Score
63/100
Top County
Bienville Parish
Counties Ranked
64

Top 10

#1
Bienville Parish
LA
98/100
#2
Claiborne Parish
LA
97/100
#3
Winn Parish
LA
96/100
#4
Madison Parish
LA
95/100
#5
Tensas Parish
LA
93/100
#6
West Carroll Parish
LA
93/100
#7
Sabine Parish
LA
91/100
#8
Jackson Parish
LA
89/100
#9
Allen Parish
LA
88/100
#10
Evangeline Parish
LA
87/100

All Louisiana Counties Ranked

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Bienville Parish, LA
97.8
64.2
2Claiborne Parish, LA
97.3
68.8
3Winn Parish, LA
95.8
67.8
4Madison Parish, LA
95.3
56.6
5Tensas Parish, LA
93.2
59.6
6West Carroll Parish, LA
92.6
68.4
7Sabine Parish, LA
91.2
63.8
8Jackson Parish, LA
89.3
64.2
9Allen Parish, LA
88
68.4
10Evangeline Parish, LA
87.3
50.6
11Franklin Parish, LA
86.8
54
12St. Landry Parish, LA
86.3
46.1
13Catahoula Parish, LA
86
58.9
14Acadia Parish, LA
85.4
55.4
15Union Parish, LA
84.5
66.8
16Red River Parish, LA
84.2
64.2
17Caldwell Parish, LA
84
58.8
18LaSalle Parish, LA
84
70.9
19Washington Parish, LA
83.4
46.4
20East Carroll Parish, LA
82.7
63.3
21Avoyelles Parish, LA
82.2
58.3
22De Soto Parish, LA
81.7
65.1
23St. Helena Parish, LA
80.3
46.9
24Webster Parish, LA
80.3
58.1
25Concordia Parish, LA
80.2
45.8
26Morehouse Parish, LA
79.1
42.2
27East Feliciana Parish, LA
77.7
61.8
28Cameron Parish, LA
77.1
75.1
29Assumption Parish, LA
77
69.4
30Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
75.2
54.3
31Grant Parish, LA
74.8
53.8
32Vermilion Parish, LA
73.9
57.6
33Natchitoches Parish, LA
73.4
63.1
34St. Mary Parish, LA
71.6
48.9
35Richland Parish, LA
69.4
58.1
36Lincoln Parish, LA
68.3
49.8
37Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
67.8
53.1
38St. Martin Parish, LA
67.3
47.6
39Beauregard Parish, LA
66.5
57.1
40St. James Parish, LA
63.1
51.8
41Iberville Parish, LA
61.2
52.2
42Iberia Parish, LA
57.2
59.3
43Vernon Parish, LA
54.6
64.4
44Lafourche Parish, LA
52.3
47.1
45Rapides Parish, LA
45.1
36
46Ouachita Parish, LA
41.5
35.3
47Terrebonne Parish, LA
39.2
43.5
48Tangipahoa Parish, LA
37.7
34.1
49Calcasieu Parish, LA
36.3
44.6
50Caddo Parish, LA
35.5
47.7
51St. Bernard Parish, LA
34.6
42.5
52West Feliciana Parish, LA
34
65.8
53West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
28.8
46.9
54Lafayette Parish, LA
25.5
34.3
55St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
24.8
43.2
56Livingston Parish, LA
23.1
43.3
57Plaquemines Parish, LA
22.8
54.9
58Jefferson Parish, LA
21.6
34.2
59Bossier Parish, LA
20.9
36.2
60East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
19.1
31.4
61St. Charles Parish, LA
16.7
48.8
62Ascension Parish, LA
13.1
41.2
63Orleans Parish, LA
12.9
24
64St. Tammany Parish, LA
12.8
44.1

Data Source

Cost of Living data from CostByCounty. See full details at CostByCounty. Data updated February 2026.