Cost of living in New Orleans, Louisiana
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,251 a month.
New Orleans is a city in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $56,631 a year.
- People
- 371,853
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,251
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $56,631
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $315,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,480
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area
New Orleans, Louisiana has about 371,853 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $315,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Orleans Parish is $1,480 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in New Orleans. 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 New Orleans'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 New Orleans'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, 46 have higher typical rent than New Orleans.
Nearby places
- Chalmette
Typical rent $1,110
Compare with New Orleans - Arabi
Typical rent $981
Compare with New Orleans - Meraux
Typical rent $1,055
Compare with New Orleans - Violet
Typical rent $942
Compare with New Orleans - Terrytown
Typical rent $1,135
Compare with New Orleans - Gretna
Typical rent $1,060
Compare with New Orleans - Timberlane
Typical rent $1,443
Compare with New Orleans - Poydras
Typical rent $1,114
Compare with New Orleans
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.