Cost of living in Brownsville, Louisiana
Simple answer
Typical rent is $857 a month.
Brownsville is a Census community, not a separate city government in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $35,526 a year.
- People
- 4,357
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $857
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $35,526
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $74,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,017
- Monroe, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Brownsville, Louisiana has about 4,357 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $74,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Ouachita Parish is $1,017 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Brownsville. 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 Brownsville'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 Brownsville'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, 154 have higher typical rent than Brownsville.
Nearby places
- Bawcomville
Typical rent $945
Compare with Brownsville - West Monroe
Typical rent $826
Compare with Brownsville - Claiborne
Typical rent $1,206
Compare with Brownsville - Monroe
Typical rent $886
Compare with Brownsville - Richwood
Typical rent $978
Compare with Brownsville - Lakeshore
Typical rent $1,061
Compare with Brownsville - Swartz
Typical rent $1,150
Compare with Brownsville - Sterlington
Typical rent $1,078
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.