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Cost of living in Shreveport, Louisiana

Simple answer

Typical rent is $987 a month.

Shreveport is a city in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $48,699 a year.

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People
180,982
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$987
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$48,699
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$178,900
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,045
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA

Shreveport, Louisiana has about 180,982 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $178,900.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Caddo Parish is $1,045 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Shreveport. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area, prices sit at 84.8 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 Shreveport'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 Shreveport'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, 112 have higher typical rent than Shreveport.

Nearby places

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.

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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.