Ranked · Best value · Louisiana

Best value cities in Louisiana

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Best value” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on cost of living index, median home price, 2-bedroom rent, median household income. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

1. 1.New Iberia, LA28k residents

   71/100

   cost of living index: 77 · median home price: $158,300 · median household income: $47,087

2. 2.Alexandria, LA44k residents

   68/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $183,700 · median household income: $47,113

3. 3.Shreveport, LA181k residents

   67/100

   cost of living index: 79 · median home price: $178,900 · median household income: $48,699

4. 4.Marrero, LA33k residents

   67/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $169,800 · median household income: $41,402

5. 5.Houma, LA32k residents

   67/100

   cost of living index: 79 · median home price: $205,900 · median household income: $58,194

6. 6.Monroe, LA47k residents

   66/100

   cost of living index: 78 · median home price: $198,900 · median household income: $40,505

7. 7.Laplace, LA28k residents

   65/100

   cost of living index: 81 · median home price: $199,900 · median household income: $69,030

8. 8.Bossier City, LA63k residents

   63/100

   cost of living index: 81 · median home price: $202,100 · median household income: $55,819

9. 9.Lake Charles, LA81k residents

   60/100

   cost of living index: 83 · median home price: $214,300 · median household income: $59,235

10. 10.Central, LA30k residents

    60/100

    cost of living index: 85 · median home price: $288,700 · median household income: $89,554

Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.