Cost of living in Calcasieu Parish
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,231 a month.
That HUD number covers Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $935
- 1 bed
- $941
- 2 bed
- $1,231
- 3 bed
- $1,467
- 4 bed
- $1,713
This county is in the Lake Charles, LA area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 85.9 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Lake Charles · 81,143 people
- Sulphur · 20,775 people
- Moss Bluff · 12,482 people
- Prien · 7,119 people
- Westlake · 4,743 people
- Carlyss · 4,412 people
- Vinton · 3,176 people
- DeQuincy · 2,931 people