Baton Rouge, LA

CBSA: 12940 · Data year: 2024

90.8

Overall

93.7

Goods

71.2

Services

74.2

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 90.8

Goods 93.7

Services 71.2

Rents 74.2

Vertical line = national average (100)

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$90,780

in Baton Rouge, LA purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	93.1	96.5	87.3	74.5
2009	91.8	94.0	72.9	78.3
2010	93.4	96.7	80.2	76.4
2011	94.6	96.2	78.3	81.4
2012	94.2	95.3	75.0	79.8
2013	94.9	96.0	79.8	81.8
2014	94.7	96.2	80.6	80.8
2015	94.7	95.2	78.8	80.5
2016	95.6	95.8	78.6	83.7
2017	93.9	95.5	77.5	78.3
2018	92.8	93.6	76.4	78.6
2019	92.8	95.1	77.3	78.8
2020	93.1	94.6	76.7	76.5
2021	93.2	95.2	80.6	75.3
2022	92.4	94.0	84.2	75.7
2023	91.2	93.0	76.5	77.2
2024	90.8	93.7	71.2	74.2

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area. Index where national average = 100.