According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Village St. George has an overall cost of living index of 97 which is 1.0x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Louisiana, Village St. George has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Louisiana's index of 91.
The standard of living in Village St. George ranks as #2,747 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Louisiana. By definition, that implies Village St. George ranks as the #3,672 most expensive place in the Pelican State.
Living Expense | Village St. George | Louisiana | National Average | |
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Overall | 97 | 91 | 100 | |
Services | 107 | 98 | 100 | |
Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 | |
Health | 103 | 97 | 100 | |
Housing | 98 | 83 | 100 | |
Transportation | 96 | 93 | 100 | |
Utilities | 76 | 86 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Louisiana, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Village St. George | Louisiana | United States |
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Median Home Value | $197,700 | $168,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,328 | $876 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $88,504 | $50,800 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.2x | 3.3x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.18x | 0.21x | 0.2x |
Item | Village St. George | Louisiana |
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Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.39 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $16.89 | $14.67 |
Item | Village St. George | Louisiana |
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Ground Beef | $3.95 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.65 | $2.05 |
Item | Village St. George | Louisiana |
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Haircut | $21.11 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $50.62 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.79 | $2.34 |
Item | Village St. George | Louisiana |
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Potatoes | $3.78 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $8.52 | $10.62 |
Beer | $9.41 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $127.76 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $114.78 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $104.33 | $99.13 |
Item | Village St. George | Louisiana |
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Gasoline | $1.89 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $56.91 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $101.95 | $167.67 |
Phone | $178.98 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Village St. George |
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Baton Rouge, LA | 222,191 | 95 | 1.0x |
Prairieville, LA | 33,228 | 104 | 1.1x |
Central, LA | 29,235 | 96 | 1.0x |
Shenandoah, LA | 21,045 | 108 | 1.1x |
Baker, LA | 13,233 | 90 | 0.9x |
Gonzales, LA | 10,932 | 94 | 1.0x |
Gardere, LA | 10,629 | 94 | 1.0x |
Merrydale, LA | 9,523 | 89 | 0.9x |
Oak Hills Place, LA | 8,472 | 111 | 1.1x |
Donaldsonville, LA | 8,424 | 84 | 0.9x |