City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Shreveport | St. Joseph | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $945/mo | $854/mo | 10.7% higher in A |
| Median home value | $168,900 | $138,100 | 22.3% higher in A |
| Median household income | $45,967 | $54,515 | 15.7% lower in A |
| Groceries index | 95.2 | 94.8 | ≈ equal |
| Utilities index | 79.2 | 89.3 | 11.3% lower in A |
| Transportation index | 97.2 | 94.2 | 3.1% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 95.4 | 94.9 | 0.6% higher in A |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Shreveport, you'd need $100,190 in St. Joseph to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Shreveport and St. Joseph have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Shreveport, you'd need about $80,152 in St. Joseph to keep the same standard of living.