Cost of living in Golden Meadow, Louisiana

Golden Meadow, Louisiana has about 1,854 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $141,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lafourche Parish is $1,098 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Golden Meadow. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area, prices sit at 85.1 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 Golden Meadow'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 Golden Meadow'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, 207 have higher typical rent than Golden Meadow.