{"id":60,"date":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=60"},"modified":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:00:00","slug":"louisiana-ranks-15-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/30\/louisiana-ranks-15-for-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Ranks #15 for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/theresa-miller\/least-expensive-states-remotion-videos-9b44\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>In Early-Q1 2026, Louisiana ranked #15 among the least expensive states, with an avg. cost-of-living index near 91, keeping it below the US average.<br \/>\nUtilities were Louisiana&#039;s standout, with an index near 82 and a #5 national ranking, while groceries also stayed inexpensive, landing as the eighth-cheapest.<br \/>\nHousing, transportation, health care, and other household costs all remained below the US avg., helping Louisiana maintain broad affordability beyond one category.<br \/>\nThe state slipped one spot in the rankings, but New Orleans continued running noticeably above Louisiana&#039;s statewide avg., showing affordability varied within the state.<br \/>\nLouisiana&#039;s low utility costs aligned with strong energy production: it remained the nation&#039;s third-biggest natural gas producer and had the second-highest oil refinery capacity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Early-Q1 2026, Louisiana ranked #15 among the least expensive states, with an avg. cost-of-living index near 91, keeping it below the US average. Utilities were Louisiana&#039;s standout, with an index near 82 and a #5 national ranking, while groceries also stayed inexpensive, landing as the eighth-cheapest. Housing, transportation, health care, and other household costs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":61,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/73"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60\/revisions\/62"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caddobossierrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}