These Are The 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Louisiana For 2018

A wise sage once said:

‘She works hard for the money…’

And these places in Louisiana definitely treat her right.

You see, these are the places in Louisiana where the cost of living is the lowest; where your salary goes the furthest. And when if you have the luxury of choosing where to live in the Pelican State, then the cost of living should play a role in the decision.

So we did the hard for you and crunched the numbers to find the cities that have lower food, energy, and housing costs. After the dust settled on our analysis of the 59 largest places in Louisiana, we were left with this set of the best value for your money.

Here are the 10 cheapest places to live in Louisiana for 2018:

1. Ville Platte (Homes For Sale)
2. Springhill (Photos | Homes For Sale)
3. Jeanerette (Photos | Homes For Sale)
4. Mansfield (Photos | Homes For Sale)
5. Opelousas (Photos | Homes For Sale)
6. Abbeville (Photos | Homes For Sale)
7. Rayne (Photos | Homes For Sale)
8. Eunice (Homes For Sale)
9. Minden (Photos | Homes For Sale)
10. Crowley (Photos | Homes For Sale)

So listen up Central (the most expensive place in Louisiana) as we explain how we created this ranking. You could learn some things from the rest of the state.

And if you already knew these places were cheap, check out the best places to live in Louisiana or the most expensive.

How We Determined The Cheapest Places To Live In The Pelican State For 2018

There are basic necessities that you have to buy no matter where in the country you live. Those things include:

• Housing
• Food
• Gas
• Health Insurance
• Utilities
• Transportation

You can then compare the cost of these things in each of the places in Louisiana to figure out which is the least expensive.

What you are left with is a ‘Cost of Living Index’ that normalizes to 100 for an average place in the United States.

So we used that cost of living index in order to rank all of the 59 places in Louisiana that have more than 5,000 people.

And just so you can better understand how the cost of living index works, 100 is the average cost of a place in the United States. A score of 90 means that the place cost 10% less than average. A score of 90 means it’s 10% less expensive.

San Francisco has a score of 243 meaning it’s almost 2.5 times as expensive as the average place in the country.

1. Ville Platte

Population: 7,464
Services: 93
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 85
Housing: 40
Transportation: 94
Utilities: 95
More on Ville Platte: Homes For Sale | Data
Ville Platte is a city in, and the parish seat of, Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 7,430 at the 2010 census, down from 8,145 in 2000. The city’s name is of French origin, roughly translating to ‘flat city’, in reference to its relatively flat topography in contrast to the more hilly terrain north of the area.

2. Springhill

Population: 5,273
Services: 93
Groceries: 96
Health Care: 87
Housing: 46
Transportation: 97
Utilities: 79
More on Springhill: Homes For Sale | Data
Springhill is a city in northernmost Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,279 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 160 since 2000. Springhill is part of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area though it is thirty miles north of Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish. The Springhill population is 34 percent African American, compared to 25 percent minority in 2000.

3. Jeanerette

Population: 5,573
Services: 93
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 85
Housing: 46
Transportation: 94
Utilities: 95
More on Jeanerette: Homes For Sale | Data
Jeanerette is a small city in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. Known as ‘Sugar City’, it had a population of 5,530 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 467 from the 2000 tabulation of 5,997. It is two thirds African American, many of them Creoles of color.

4. Mansfield

Population: 5,061
Services: 93
Groceries: 96
Health Care: 87
Housing: 50
Transportation: 97
Utilities: 79
More on Mansfield: Homes For Sale | Data

5. Opelousas

Population: 16,941
Services: 93
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 85
Housing: 48
Transportation: 94
Utilities: 95
More on Opelousas: Homes For Sale | Data
Opelousas (French: les Opelousas) is a small city in and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies at the junction of Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190. The population was 22,860 at the 2000 census. Although the 2006 population estimate was 23,222, a 2004 annexation should have put the city’s population above 25,000.[citation needed] In the 2010 census, however, the population shrank to 16,634. Opelousas is the principal city for the Opelousas-Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 92,178 in 2008. Opelousas is also the third largest city in the Lafayette-Acadiana Combined Statistical Area, which has a population of 537,947.

6. Abbeville

Population: 12,267
Services: 93
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 85
Housing: 49
Transportation: 94
Utilities: 95
More on Abbeville: Homes For Sale | Data
Abbeville is a city in and the parish seat of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States, 150 miles (240 km) west of New Orleans and 60 miles (97 km) southwest of Baton Rouge. The population was 12,257 at the 2010 census.

7. Rayne

Population: 7,972
Services: 93
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 85
Housing: 52
Transportation: 94
Utilities: 95
More on Rayne: Homes For Sale | Data

8. Eunice

Population: 10,339
Services: 93
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 85
Housing: 52
Transportation: 94
Utilities: 95
More on Eunice: Homes For Sale | Data
Eunice is a city in Acadia and St. Landry parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The 2010 census placed the population at 10,398, a decrease of 1,101, or 9.5 percent, from the 2000 tabulation of 11,499.

9. Minden

Population: 13,062
Services: 93
Groceries: 96
Health Care: 87
Housing: 54
Transportation: 97
Utilities: 79
More on Minden: Homes For Sale | Data
Minden is a small city in and the parish seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, United States. It is located twenty-eight miles (45 km) east of Shreveport in Caddo Parish. The population has been relatively stable since 1960, when it was 12,786. Minden is 51.7 percent African American.

10. Crowley

Population: 13,280
Services: 93
Groceries: 95
Health Care: 85
Housing: 54
Transportation: 94
Utilities: 95
More on Crowley: Homes For Sale | Data
Crowley (Local pronunciation: /kræli/) is a city in and the parish seat of Acadia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 13,265 at the 2010 census but 14,225 in 2000, a loss of nearly a thousand persons. It is 63.8 percent Non-Hispanic White.

There You Have It Mr. Or Mrs. Cheapskate

If you’re looking at the cost of living numbers in Louisiana, this is an accurate list of the cheapest places to call home.

Detailed List Of The Cheapest Places In Louisiana

City	Rank	Population	Services	Groceries	Health Care
Ville Platte	1	7,464	93	95	85
Springhill	2	5,273	93	96	87
Jeanerette	3	5,573	93	95	85
Mansfield	4	5,061	93	96	87
Opelousas	5	16,941	93	95	85
Abbeville	6	12,267	93	95	85
Rayne	7	7,972	93	95	85
Eunice	8	10,339	93	95	85
Minden	9	13,062	93	96	87
Crowley	10	13,280	93	95	85
Breaux Bridge	11	8,161	93	95	85
New Iberia	12	30,808	93	95	85
Scott	13	8,607	93	95	85
Shreveport	14	200,099	93	96	87
Bastrop	15	11,348	99	98	91
Carencro	16	7,704	93	95	85
Tallulah	17	7,378	99	98	91
Bossier City	18	62,208	93	96	87
Houma	19	33,719	96	94	83
Broussard	20	8,138	93	95	85
Lafayette	21	120,757	93	95	85
West Monroe	22	13,085	99	98	91
Westwego	23	8,615	93	98	99
Monroe	24	49,027	99	98	91
Franklin	25	7,638	95	95	105
Jennings	26	10,365	90	98	95
Youngsville	27	8,172	93	95	85
Donaldsonville	28	7,483	95	95	105
Morgan City	29	12,326	95	95	105
Plaquemine	30	7,098	97	99	101
Gretna	31	17,720	93	98	99
Ruston	32	21,805	99	98	91
Bogalusa	33	12,254	98	94	94
Patterson	34	6,063	95	95	105
Port Allen	35	5,154	97	99	101
New Orleans	36	341,407	93	98	99
Sulphur	37	20,268	90	98	95
Kenner	38	66,748	93	98	99
Lake Charles	39	72,204	90	98	95
Harahan	40	9,279	93	98	99
Baker	41	13,868	97	99	101
Thibodaux	42	14,582	95	95	105
Denham Springs	43	10,212	97	99	101
Walker	44	6,126	97	99	101
Baton Rouge	45	229,174	97	99	101
Gonzales	46	9,837	97	99	101
Zachary	47	14,954	97	99	101
Hammond	48	19,986	97	96	99
Ponchatoula	49	6,577	97	96	99
Slidell	50	27,202	98	94	94
Mandeville	51	11,827	98	94	94
Covington	52	8,896	97	96	99
Oakdale	53	7,785	112	100	108
Marksville	54	5,679	112	100	108
Leesville	55	6,540	112	100	108
Pineville	56	14,535	112	100	108
Natchitoches	57	18,264	112	100	108
Alexandria	58	47,941	112	100	108
Central	59	27,035	105	106	109