Cost of living in Oakdale, Louisiana

Oakdale, Louisiana has about 6,546 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $98,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Allen Parish is $910 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oakdale. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Louisiana's prices sit at 88.2 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Louisiana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 10.1% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Oakdale'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 Oakdale'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, 149 have higher typical rent than Oakdale.