Rent Affordability for A Chef in Louisiana

A typical chef in Louisiana earns about $55,811 a year, which supports approximately $1,395 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Louisiana city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 17 of 49 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 32 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Opelousas, LA$994/mo21.4%affordable
Pineville, LA$1,037/mo22.3%affordable
Leesville, LA$1,053/mo22.6%affordable
West Monroe, LA$1,154/mo24.8%affordable
Alexandria, LA$1,157/mo24.9%affordable
Shreveport, LA$1,170/mo25.2%affordable
Baker, LA$1,194/mo25.7%affordable
Harvey, LA$1,212/mo26.1%affordable
Sulphur, LA$1,216/mo26.1%affordable
Lake Charles, LA$1,270/mo27.3%affordable
New Iberia, LA$1,274/mo27.4%affordable
Hammond, LA$1,295/mo27.8%affordable
Thibodaux, LA$1,292/mo27.8%affordable
Houma, LA$1,308/mo28.1%affordable
Lafayette, LA$1,324/mo28.5%affordable
Deridder, LA$1,345/mo28.9%affordable
Baton Rouge, LA$1,383/mo29.7%affordable
Eden Isle, LA$1,409/mo30.3%stretched
Brusly, LA$1,409/mo30.3%stretched
Harahan, LA$1,415/mo30.4%stretched
Westwego, LA$1,417/mo30.5%stretched
Destrehan, LA$1,425/mo30.6%stretched
Ruston, LA$1,442/mo31%stretched
Slidell, LA$1,462/mo31.4%stretched
Chalmette, LA$1,461/mo31.4%stretched
River Ridge, LA$1,498/mo32.2%stretched
Westlake, LA$1,499/mo32.2%stretched
Bossier City, LA$1,514/mo32.6%stretched
Denham Springs, LA$1,514/mo32.6%stretched
Broussard, LA$1,530/mo32.9%stretched
Covington, LA$1,552/mo33.4%stretched
Zachary, LA$1,557/mo33.5%stretched
Gretna, LA$1,594/mo34.3%stretched
Scott, LA$1,600/mo34.4%stretched
Metairie, LA$1,605/mo34.5%stretched
Monroe, LA$1,622/mo34.9%stretched
Kenner, LA$1,629/mo35%stretched
Gonzales, LA$1,627/mo35%stretched
Elmwood, LA$1,651/mo35.5%stretched
New Orleans, LA$1,664/mo35.8%stretched
Marrero, LA$1,668/mo35.9%stretched
Mandeville, LA$1,683/mo36.2%stretched
La Place, LA$1,720/mo37%stretched
Ponchatoula, LA$1,769/mo38%stretched
Jefferson, LA$1,838/mo39.5%stretched
Youngsville, LA$1,926/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Maurice, LA$1,950/mo41.9%rent-burdened
Prairieville, LA$2,095/mo45%rent-burdened
Belle Chasse, LA$2,125/mo45.7%rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Louisiana. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).