Most Affordable Cities in Louisiana

The lowest cost of living across home prices, rent, services and rent burden.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Home Prices · 30% Rent · 20% Cost Index · 25% Rent Burden · 15% Jobs · 10%

Top 12 Affordability Cities in Louisiana

Ranked by composite score across 5 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 66.7
Morse, LA
1,039 residents
Home Prices $78,100
Rent $490
Cost Index 88
#2
Score 60.8
Oberlin, LA
1,683 residents
Home Prices $95,700
Rent $425
Cost Index 88
#3
Score 60.5
Henderson, LA
1,640 residents
Home Prices $82,100
Rent $720
Cost Index 88
#4
Score 60.4
Elton, LA
1,132 residents
Home Prices $88,000
Rent $493
Cost Index 88
#5
Score 60.2
Minorca, LA
1,615 residents
Home Prices $53,600
Rent $623
Cost Index 88
#6
Score 58.8
Banks Springs, LA
1,432 residents
Home Prices $70,400
Rent $340
Cost Index 88
#7
Score 58.8
Jeanerette, LA
4,732 residents
Home Prices $94,600
Rent $787
Cost Index 88
#8
Score 57.7
Amelia, LA
2,161 residents
Home Prices $80,400
Rent $840
Cost Index 88
#9
Score 57.7
Winnfield, LA
4,042 residents
Home Prices $74,000
Rent $668
Cost Index 88
#10
Score 56.9
Colfax, LA
1,442 residents
Home Prices $82,400
Rent $582
Cost Index 88
#11
Score 56.9
Arnaudville, LA
1,518 residents
Home Prices $87,100
Rent $505
Cost Index 88
#12
Score 56.6
Coushatta, LA
1,945 residents
Home Prices $91,800
Rent $701
Cost Index 88

Full Ranking, Louisiana

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1 Morse LA 66.7
2 Oberlin LA 60.8
3 Henderson LA 60.5
4 Elton LA 60.4
5 Minorca LA 60.2
6 Banks Springs LA 58.8
7 Jeanerette LA 58.8
8 Amelia LA 57.7
9 Winnfield LA 57.7
10 Colfax LA 56.9
11 Arnaudville LA 56.9
12 Coushatta LA 56.6
13 Tallulah LA 56.6
14 Arcadia LA 56.2
15 Jonesboro LA 56
16 Cut Off LA 56
17 Duson LA 55.6
18 Amite City LA 55.4
19 New Sarpy LA 55.2
20 Golden Meadow LA 55.1
21 Logansport LA 55.1
22 Zwolle LA 55.1
23 Lake Arthur LA 55
24 Ringgold LA 54.9
25 Franklin LA 54.9
26 Port Barre LA 54.6
27 Haynesville LA 54.6
28 Many LA 54.5
29 Oak Grove LA 54.4
30 Simmesport LA 54.2
31 Mamou LA 54
32 Vivian LA 53.8
33 Leonville LA 53.7
34 Charenton LA 53.6
35 Wisner LA 53.4
36 Olla LA 53.2
37 Roseland LA 53.1
38 Bernice LA 53
39 Winnsboro LA 52.2
40 Richwood LA 52.2
41 Delcambre LA 51.4
42 New Roads LA 51.2
43 Erath LA 51.2
44 Berwick LA 51.1
45 Abbeville LA 51
46 Sunset LA 51
47 Bawcomville LA 50.9
48 DeQuincy LA 50.8
49 Vinton LA 50.6
50 New Llano LA 50.6

Morse, LA tops the list with a composite score of 66.7 out of 100, followed by Oberlin and Henderson. LA dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for affordability.

Rankings combine 5 independent metrics: Home Prices, Rent, Cost Index, Rent Burden, Jobs. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to affordability, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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