Cost of living in Raceland, Louisiana
Raceland, Louisiana has about 9,585 people. Typical rent is $629 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $60,286 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 #2 in Louisiana on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $629 a month.
Raceland is a Census community, not a separate city government in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,286 a year.
- People
- 9,585
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $629
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $60,286
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $187,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,098
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA
Raceland, Louisiana has about 9,585 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $187,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lafourche Parish is $1,098 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Raceland. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area, prices sit at 85.1 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 Raceland'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 Raceland'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, 216 have higher typical rent than Raceland.
Nearby places
- Mathews
Typical rent $1,031
Compare with Raceland - Lockport Heights
Typical rent $1,036
Compare with Raceland - Bayou Blue
Typical rent $1,107
Compare with Raceland - Lockport
Typical rent $958
Compare with Raceland - Lafourche Crossing
Typical rent $1,591
Compare with Raceland - Gray
Typical rent $1,025
Compare with Raceland - Bayou Cane
Typical rent $1,101
- Bayou Country Club
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.