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Cost of living in Sunset, Louisiana

Simple answer

Typical rent is $860 a month.

Sunset is a town in Louisiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $60,964 a year.

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People
3,074
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$860
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$60,964
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$206,100
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$892
St. Landry Parish, LA

Sunset, Louisiana has about 3,074 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $206,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in St. Landry Parish is $892 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Sunset. 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 Sunset'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 Sunset'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, 153 have higher typical rent than Sunset.

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.