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Cost of living in Lutcher, Louisiana

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,712 a month.

Lutcher is a town in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,375 a year.

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People
2,991
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,712
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$60,375
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$219,600
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,165
St. James Parish, LA HUD Metro FMR Area

Lutcher, Louisiana has about 2,991 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $219,600.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. James Parish is $1,165 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Lutcher. 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 Lutcher'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 Lutcher'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, 3 have higher typical rent than Lutcher.

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.