Cost of living in Benton, Louisiana

Benton, Louisiana has about 2,548 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $201,000.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Bossier Parish is $1,045 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Benton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area, prices sit at 84.8 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 Benton'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 Benton's bill.

EIA does not publish a Louisiana gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) all-grades price was $3.954 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,897.92 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Louisiana shares this price.

Among 240 places we list in Louisiana with a rent figure, 149 have higher typical rent than Benton.