Cost of Living in Crowley
Crowley's cost of living centers on genuinely affordable housing and a below-median property tax rate, offset by a genuinely high local sales tax rate.
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Redfin's own figures show a real, disclosed spread -- a $180,000 median sale price (3 months ending May 2026, +20.1% YoY) against a separately reported $148,000 average sale price (-7.7% YoY) -- both well below the broader Louisiana statewide picture.
A property tax rate below both state and national medians
Crowley's own median effective property tax rate ran 0.85% per Ownwell this pass -- below both the Louisiana state median (~0.92%) and the national median (~1.02%).
Louisiana's real, flat 3% income tax
Louisiana's real, current flat 3% individual income tax rate (effective Jan. 1, 2025) applies in Crowley exactly as it does statewide, alongside the state's real $75,000 homestead exemption.
A genuinely high combined sales tax
Crowley's own combined sales tax rate runs 10.5% (5.0% state + 5.5% Crowley local) -- above even Louisiana's already nation-highest average combined rate of 10.11% (Tax Foundation, 2026).
Key takeaways
- Crowley's housing runs genuinely affordable, $148K-$180K depending on the measure used.
- Property tax (0.85%) runs below both the Louisiana state and national medians.
- Louisiana's real flat 3% income tax applies statewide, including in Crowley.
- Crowley's own 10.5% combined sales tax runs above even Louisiana's nation-highest statewide average.
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