Cost of living in Lake Arthur, Louisiana
Simple answer
Typical rent is $723 a month.
Lake Arthur is a town in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $53,920 a year.
- People
- 2,585
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $723
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $53,920
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $83,600
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $921
- Jefferson Davis Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
Lake Arthur, Louisiana has about 2,585 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $83,600.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Jefferson Davis Parish is $921 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lake Arthur. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Lake Charles, LA metro area, prices sit at 85.9 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 Lake Arthur'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 Lake Arthur'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, 200 have higher typical rent than Lake Arthur.
Nearby places
- Jennings
Typical rent $881
Compare with Lake Arthur - Gueydan
Typical rent $747
Compare with Lake Arthur - Morse
Typical rent $491
Compare with Lake Arthur - Welsh
Typical rent $576
Compare with Lake Arthur - Iota
Typical rent $491
Compare with Lake Arthur - Crowley
Typical rent $594
Compare with Lake Arthur - Iowa
Typical rent $1,098
- Kaplan
Typical rent $826
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.