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Cost of living in Covington, Louisiana

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,396 a month.

Covington is a city in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $75,851 a year.

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People
11,658
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,396
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$75,851
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$295,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,354
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA

Covington, Louisiana has about 11,658 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $295,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Tammany Parish is $1,354 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Covington. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, prices sit at 92.7 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 Covington'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 Covington'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, 22 have higher typical rent than Covington.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.