Cost of living in Bastrop, Louisiana
Simple answer
Typical rent is $839 a month.
Bastrop is a city in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $32,605 a year.
- People
- 9,232
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $839
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $32,605
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $87,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $892
- Morehouse Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Bastrop, Louisiana has about 9,232 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $87,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Morehouse Parish is $892 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bastrop. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Monroe, LA metro area, prices sit at 83.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Louisiana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 10.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bastrop's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Louisiana home paid 12.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bastrop's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Louisiana in the table we use.
Among 240 places we list in Louisiana with a rent figure, 159 have higher typical rent than Bastrop.
Nearby places
- Sterlington
Typical rent $1,078
Compare with Bastrop - Swartz
Typical rent $1,150
Compare with Bastrop - Lakeshore
Typical rent $1,061
Compare with Bastrop - Monroe
Typical rent $886
Compare with Bastrop - Rayville
Typical rent $907
Compare with Bastrop - West Monroe
Typical rent $826
Compare with Bastrop - Claiborne
Typical rent $1,206
- Crossett
Typical rent $707
Compare with Bastrop
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Louisiana
Bigger places in Louisiana
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.