Cost of Living & Housing in Bogalusa
Bogalusa's cost of living centers on a real, genuine affordability advantage in housing, rent, and property taxes, offset by the lowest median household income of the five Louisiana Tier C markets built in this batch.
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Learn moreThe lowest median rent of this batch's five Louisiana markets
Bogalusa's home-value figures carried a real, disclosed cross-source spread this pass ($97,600-$121,918), both well below Louisiana's statewide typical home value. Median gross rent in Bogalusa ran $767 (2024 ACS) -- the lowest of the five Louisiana Tier C markets built in this batch (base record).
A low effective property tax rate, thanks to Louisiana's homestead exemption
Washington Parish's own effective property tax rate carried a real, disclosed cross-source spread this pass (0.30%-0.49%), with Ownwell's current effective-rate methodology (0.49%) running well below the national median of 1.02%, reflecting Louisiana's real, statewide $75,000 homestead exemption (base record).
A real, disclosed income gap to weigh honestly
Bogalusa's median household income ($30,749, 2024 ACS) runs the lowest of the five Louisiana Tier C markets built in this batch, well below both Louisiana and national medians -- a real, honest counterweight to its affordability (base record).
Louisiana's flat 3% state income tax applies regardless of city
Louisiana's real 2024 tax reform (effective January 2025) set a flat 3% individual income tax rate statewide, including in Bogalusa, alongside a statewide combined state-and-local sales tax averaging near 10.1% (base record).
Key takeaways
- Bogalusa's home values ($97,600-$121,918) and $767 median rent run among the most affordable of this batch's five Louisiana markets.
- Washington Parish's 0.49% effective property tax rate benefits from Louisiana's statewide $75,000 homestead exemption.
- Median household income ($30,749) runs the lowest of the five markets in this batch, a real trade-off to weigh.
- Louisiana's flat 3% state income tax applies in Bogalusa as it does statewide.
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