Cost of living in Jefferson Parish
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,480 a month.
That HUD number covers Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,096
- 1 bed
- $1,229
- 2 bed
- $1,480
- 3 bed
- $1,900
- 4 bed
- $2,233
This county is in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 92.6 (U.S. = 100).
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Towns in this county
- Metairie · 139,729 people
- Kenner · 64,904 people
- Marrero · 32,540 people
- Terrytown · 24,726 people
- Harvey · 20,915 people
- Gretna · 17,389 people
- Estelle · 16,341 people
- River Ridge · 13,312 people
- Woodmere · 11,879 people
- Waggaman · 11,330 people
- Timberlane · 10,886 people
- Jefferson · 9,703 people
- Harahan · 8,904 people
- Westwego · 8,335 people
- Bridge City · 7,297 people
- Elmwood · 6,077 people
- Avondale · 4,608 people
- Jean Lafitte · 2,266 people