Cost of living in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana has about 7,501 people. Typical rent is $891 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $47,806 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #50 in Louisiana on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $891 a month.
Breaux Bridge is a city in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $47,806 a year.
- People
- 7,501
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $891
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $47,806
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $175,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,092
- Lafayette, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana has about 7,501 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $175,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Martin Parish is $1,092 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Breaux Bridge. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Lafayette, LA metro area, prices sit at 87.2 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 Breaux Bridge'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 Breaux Bridge'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, 141 have higher typical rent than Breaux Bridge.
Nearby places
- Cecilia
Typical rent $804
Compare with Breaux Bridge - Henderson
Typical rent $736
Compare with Breaux Bridge - Carencro
Typical rent $944
Compare with Breaux Bridge - Arnaudville
Typical rent $502
Compare with Breaux Bridge - Lafayette
Typical rent $1,100
Compare with Breaux Bridge - Broussard
Typical rent $1,010
Compare with Breaux Bridge - Scott
Typical rent $1,052
- St. Martinville
Typical rent $765
Compare with Breaux Bridge
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.