What is the #1 most expensive cities in louisiana?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Bayou Gauche	1,463	171.4
2	Watson	1,503	163.2
3	Montz	2,192	155.1
4	Oak Hills Place	8,380	149.8
5	Bayou Country Club	1,381	148.3
6	Prairieville	35,010	147.9
7	Youngsville	16,664	145.8
8	Belle Chasse	11,046	145.3
9	Inniswold	6,061	144.3
10	Shenandoah	18,259	143.8
11	Addis	7,052	141.9
12	Mandeville	12,931	137.9
13	Milton	2,123	135.4
14	Belle Rose	1,574	135.1
15	Broussard	13,791	134.3
16	Zachary	19,637	133.6
17	New Orleans Station	2,414	133.4
18	Prien	8,248	133.0
19	Destrehan	11,786	132.5
20	Des Allemands	2,565	131.2
21	Presquille	1,885	131.0
22	Westminster	2,810	130.6
23	Red Chute	7,418	130.5
24	Luling	13,873	130.2
25	Village St. George	8,880	130.2
26	Central	29,603	130.1
27	Sorrento	2,136	128.7
28	Grand Point	2,600	127.2
29	Lafourche Crossing	2,439	126.6
30	Eden Isle	7,753	126.2
31	Paulina	1,939	125.8
32	Moss Bluff	11,451	125.2
33	River Ridge	13,170	125.1
34	Elmwood	6,022	123.8
35	Wallace	1,383	123.7
36	Covington	11,568	122.4
37	Old Jefferson	7,790	121.2
38	Eastwood	4,057	120.9
39	Boutte	2,283	120.4
40	Bourg	2,386	119.6
41	Lockport Heights	1,441	119.5
42	Carlyss	5,184	118.9
43	Killian	1,313	118.5
44	Harahan	8,939	118.1
45	Brusly	2,592	117.7
46	Metairie	138,995	117.6
47	Walker	6,385	117.6
48	Slaughter	1,264	117.3
49	Abita Springs	2,669	117.0
50	South Vacherie	3,048	115.8
51	Maurice	2,382	115.6
52	Jena	4,139	114.6
53	Mathews	1,579	114.5
54	Woodworth	2,352	114.1
55	Gonzales	12,748	113.9
56	Woodmere	11,775	113.1
57	Estelle	16,761	113.0
58	Slidell	28,664	111.5
59	Timberlane	11,169	111.4
60	Deville	1,261	111.4
61	Ama	1,473	110.6
62	French Settlement	1,099	109.8
63	Gramercy	2,876	109.7
64	Iowa	3,246	109.3
65	Claiborne	12,647	108.3
66	Blanchard	3,452	108.2
67	Norco	2,858	107.7
68	New Orleans	376,035	107.6
69	Denham Springs	9,362	106.1
70	Ball	3,900	105.1
71	Kenner	65,113	105.0
72	Bayou Cane	22,143	104.9
73	Meraux	7,492	104.8
74	Lacombe	6,883	104.8
75	Garyville	2,216	104.6
76	Gardere	12,130	104.4
77	Sterlington	2,045	104.3
78	Chackbay	5,287	104.3
79	Livingston	1,860	103.5
80	Laplace	28,480	103.4
81	Lafayette	121,537	103.3
82	Waggaman	10,617	103.0
83	Swartz	4,691	102.6
84	Plaquemine	6,136	102.5
85	Carencro	10,882	102.5
86	St. Rose	7,271	102.2
87	Fort Polk South	8,056	102.0
88	Edgard	1,521	101.9
89	Pearl River	2,614	101.4
90	Welsh	3,323	101.3
91	Cut Off	5,157	101.1
92	Bayou Blue	11,218	100.8
93	Monticello	4,677	100.1
94	Erwinville	2,575	99.8
95	Choudrant	1,382	99.5
96	Hahnville	3,826	99.2
97	Perry	1,014	99.1
98	Jefferson	9,984	98.8
99	Reserve	7,471	98.8
100	St. Gabriel	6,569	98.3
101	Lydia	1,119	98.3
102	Westlake	4,794	98.2
103	Jean Lafitte	2,223	98.1
104	Sunset	3,026	97.2
105	Chalmette	22,447	97.0
106	Terrytown	25,844	96.9
107	Larose	5,937	96.8
108	Lake Charles	81,679	96.4
109	Rosedale	1,099	95.7
110	Lockport	2,874	95.5
111	Bridge City	7,258	95.4
112	Urania	1,186	95.4
113	Harvey	21,710	95.3
114	St. Francisville	1,781	95.2
115	Bossier City	62,832	95.2
116	Gray	5,524	95.1
117	Port Allen	4,928	94.9
118	Thibodaux	15,792	94.9
119	Ponchatoula	7,839	94.7
120	Arabi	4,436	94.5
121	Clinton	1,100	94.4
122	Baton Rouge	223,699	94.2
123	Stonewall	2,394	93.9
124	Houma	32,760	93.8
125	Gretna	17,468	93.8
126	Golden Meadow	1,791	93.4
127	Baker	12,322	93.0
128	Schriever	6,052	93.0
129	Avondale	5,200	92.9
130	Violet	4,454	92.0
131	Sulphur	21,004	92.0
132	Cecilia	1,517	91.7
133	Labadieville	1,324	91.5
134	Fort Polk North	2,034	91.4
135	Benton	2,408	91.3
136	Haughton	4,473	91.1
137	Rosepine	1,817	91.0
138	Morgan City	11,208	90.7
139	DeRidder	9,812	90.5
140	Fordoche	1,010	90.2
141	Poydras	2,395	89.9
142	Scott	8,348	89.7
143	Greenwood	3,123	89.6
144	Charenton	1,295	89.2
145	Westwego	8,382	89.1
146	Livonia	1,161	89.1
147	Brownfields	5,263	88.4
148	Shreveport	183,483	88.1
149	Ventress	1,325	87.6
150	Galliano	6,563	87.2
151	Marrero	31,866	87.1
152	Alexandria	44,566	86.8
153	Pineville	14,268	86.3
154	Merrydale	9,149	86.2
155	Lutcher	3,051	85.8
156	Jennings	9,679	85.7
157	Vidalia	3,938	85.1
158	New Iberia	27,926	85.0
159	Delcambre	2,400	84.8
160	New Sarpy	1,200	84.5
161	Chauvin	2,531	84.0
162	Vinton	3,245	83.9
163	Hammond	20,790	83.9
164	Fifth Ward	1,104	83.9
165	Bayou Vista	3,931	83.5
166	Ossun	1,940	82.1
167	Lakeshore	3,111	81.9
168	Berwick	4,680	81.9
169	Delhi	2,593	81.3
170	West Monroe	12,837	80.9
171	Raceland	10,517	80.6
172	Independence	2,045	80.2
173	Breaux Bridge	7,497	80.0
174	DeQuincy	2,990	78.9
175	Cade	1,775	78.7
176	New Llano	2,303	78.6
177	Vienna Bend	1,693	78.4
178	Amite City	4,036	78.3
179	Jeanerette	4,732	78.1
180	Patterson	5,801	77.6
181	Kinder	2,361	77.5
182	Basile	2,096	77.5
183	Erath	1,865	77.4
184	Pierre Part	2,333	77.4
185	Franklinton	3,615	77.2
186	Rayne	7,147	76.9
187	Church Point	4,133	76.7
188	Monroe	47,241	76.5
189	Ruston	22,224	76.5
190	Franklin	6,557	76.4
191	Amelia	2,161	76.3
192	Roseland	1,125	76.0
193	Port Barre	2,292	75.9
194	Natchitoches	17,682	75.9
195	Paincourtville	1,455	75.3
196	Eunice	9,261	75.0
197	Bogalusa	10,539	74.8
198	Natalbany	2,837	74.5
199	Oakdale	6,614	73.9
200	Pine Prairie	1,242	73.7
201	Leonville	1,812	73.1
202	Abbeville	11,086	72.8
203	North Vacherie	1,933	72.7
204	Iota	1,459	72.0
205	New Roads	4,457	71.9
206	Leesville	5,610	71.8
207	Morse	1,039	71.8
208	Kaplan	4,271	71.4
209	Jonesville	1,425	70.7
210	Winnfield	4,042	70.3
211	Montegut	1,264	69.9
212	Port Sulphur	1,529	69.8
213	Marksville	4,964	69.8
214	Henderson	1,640	69.7
215	Jackson	3,976	69.1
216	Baldwin	1,694	68.8
217	Gueydan	1,431	68.8
218	Boyce	1,295	68.4
219	Minorca	1,615	68.4
220	Bawcomville	2,635	68.1
221	Arcadia	2,682	68.1
222	Opelousas	15,662	67.5
223	Greensburg	1,050	67.1
224	Lake Arthur	2,599	67.0
225	Glenmora	1,299	66.9
226	Kentwood	2,057	66.7
227	Empire	1,218	66.4
228	Sibley	1,392	66.4
229	Bayou L'Ourse	2,197	66.1
230	Donaldsonville	6,792	65.6
231	Oberlin	1,683	65.6
232	Minden	11,604	65.5
233	Wisner	1,020	65.4
234	Jonesboro	4,092	65.3
235	St. Martinville	5,367	64.9
236	Elton	1,132	64.8
237	Zwolle	1,961	64.5
238	Bastrop	9,408	64.2
239	Oak Grove	1,328	64.2
240	Mansfield	4,653	63.9
241	Richwood	3,840	63.7
242	Winnsboro	4,777	63.5
243	Cottonport	1,777	63.2
244	Many	2,202	63.2
245	Springhill	4,659	62.5
246	Olla	1,315	61.4
247	Lake Providence	3,424	61.0
248	Ferriday	3,126	60.9
249	Coushatta	1,945	60.9
250	Brownsville	3,996	60.8
251	Farmerville	3,331	60.4
252	Tallulah	6,124	60.2
253	Crowley	11,554	60.0
254	Ville Platte	6,299	59.7
255	Rayville	3,297	59.4
256	Lawtell	1,044	59.4
257	Crescent	1,121	58.0
258	Bunkie	3,299	57.8
259	Grambling	5,302	57.6
260	Bernice	1,170	57.3
261	Colfax	1,442	56.9
262	Duson	1,369	56.6
263	Logansport	1,606	56.1
264	Mansura	1,254	54.8
265	Arnaudville	1,518	54.5
266	Vivian	3,020	54.2
267	White Castle	2,278	54.0
268	Simmesport	1,455	53.7
269	Homer	2,694	52.8
270	Mamou	2,884	49.9
271	Ringgold	1,475	48.9
272	Haynesville	2,281	47.2
273	Banks Springs	1,432	46.3

Methodology

Cities in Louisiana are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most expensive cities in louisiana?: Bayou Gauche ranks #1 with 171.4 (col index).
What are the top 5 most expensive cities in louisiana?: 1. Bayou Gauche (171.4), 2. Watson (163.2), 3. Montz (155.1), 4. Oak Hills Place (149.8), 5. Bayou Country Club (148.3)
How many cities in Louisiana are ranked?: This ranking includes 273 cities in Louisiana with available data.

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