Bossier County · Louisiana · South · 63k residents
Bossier City, LA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Bossier City: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Louisiana median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,031/wk. Louisiana's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%. Commercial electricity averages 10.5¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,031/wk
Corporate income tax
5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
24.7%
Commercial electricity
10.5¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Bossier City's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
76/100
Heating
Ranks Bossier City's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $202,100 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $140 |
| Property tax rate | 0.55% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $876/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,075/mo |
| State & local income tax | 3.01% |
| Sales tax | 9.55% |
| Corporate income tax | 5.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,031/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.7% |
| Commercial electricity | 10.5¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 28.6/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $96,680 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $80,080 |
| Wage: General manager | $98,610 |
| Wage: Customer service | $36,440 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $34,690 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $49,360 |
| Wage: Electrician | $60,830 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $28,990 |
| Cost of living index | 81 |
| Groceries index | 97 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $45/mo |
| Gas price | $2.95/gal |
| Healthcare index | 94 |
| Childcare (per child) | $800/mo |
| Median household income | $55,819 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% |
| Population | 63k |
| Crime index | 75/100 |
| School rating | 4.2/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 83/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 215 days |
| July high | 95°F |
| January low | 39°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +0.9% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.5% |
| Rent MoM | 0.0% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +2.0% |
| Building permits YoY | +3.4% |
| Ocean coast | 185 mi |
| Big lake | 72 mi |
| Mountains | 143 mi |
| Major airport | 173 mi |
| Ski resort | 447 mi |
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- Is Bossier City a good place to run a business?
- Louisiana's corporate income tax rate is 5.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,031/wk; commercial electricity averages 10.5¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Bossier City, LA?
- Bossier City indexes at 81 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,075/mo and a acs median home value of $202,100.
- How much does a house cost in Bossier City?
- The acs median home value in Bossier City is $202,100 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Bossier City?
- A two-bedroom in Bossier City rents for about $1,075/mo.