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Cost of living in Gretna, Louisiana

Gretna, Louisiana has about 17,389 people. Typical rent is $1,060 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $43,110 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 #101 in Louisiana on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,060 a month.

Gretna is a city in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $43,110 a year.

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People
17,389
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,060
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$43,110
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$257,400
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,480
New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area

Gretna, Louisiana has about 17,389 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $257,400.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jefferson Parish is $1,480 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Gretna. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area, prices sit at 92.6 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 Gretna'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 Gretna'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, 85 have higher typical rent than Gretna.

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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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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.