Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in Louisiana

A typical customer service representative in Louisiana earns about $36,897 a year, which supports approximately $922 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. 0 of 49 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 49 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Opelousas, LA$994/mo32.3%stretched
Pineville, LA$1,037/mo33.7%stretched
Leesville, LA$1,053/mo34.2%stretched
West Monroe, LA$1,154/mo37.5%stretched
Alexandria, LA$1,157/mo37.6%stretched
Shreveport, LA$1,170/mo38.1%stretched
Baker, LA$1,194/mo38.8%stretched
Harvey, LA$1,212/mo39.4%stretched
Sulphur, LA$1,216/mo39.5%stretched
Lake Charles, LA$1,270/mo41.3%rent-burdened
New Iberia, LA$1,274/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Thibodaux, LA$1,292/mo42%rent-burdened
Hammond, LA$1,295/mo42.1%rent-burdened
Houma, LA$1,308/mo42.5%rent-burdened
Lafayette, LA$1,324/mo43.1%rent-burdened
Deridder, LA$1,345/mo43.7%rent-burdened
Baton Rouge, LA$1,383/mo45%rent-burdened
Eden Isle, LA$1,409/mo45.8%rent-burdened
Brusly, LA$1,409/mo45.8%rent-burdened
Harahan, LA$1,415/mo46%rent-burdened
Westwego, LA$1,417/mo46.1%rent-burdened
Destrehan, LA$1,425/mo46.3%rent-burdened
Ruston, LA$1,442/mo46.9%rent-burdened
Slidell, LA$1,462/mo47.5%rent-burdened
Chalmette, LA$1,461/mo47.5%rent-burdened
River Ridge, LA$1,498/mo48.7%rent-burdened
Westlake, LA$1,499/mo48.8%rent-burdened
Bossier City, LA$1,514/mo49.2%rent-burdened
Denham Springs, LA$1,514/mo49.2%rent-burdened
Broussard, LA$1,530/mo49.8%rent-burdened
Covington, LA$1,552/mo50.5%severely rent-burdened
Zachary, LA$1,557/mo50.6%severely rent-burdened
Gretna, LA$1,594/mo51.8%severely rent-burdened
Scott, LA$1,600/mo52%severely rent-burdened
Metairie, LA$1,605/mo52.2%severely rent-burdened
Monroe, LA$1,622/mo52.8%severely rent-burdened
Gonzales, LA$1,627/mo52.9%severely rent-burdened
Kenner, LA$1,629/mo53%severely rent-burdened
Elmwood, LA$1,651/mo53.7%severely rent-burdened
New Orleans, LA$1,664/mo54.1%severely rent-burdened
Marrero, LA$1,668/mo54.2%severely rent-burdened
Mandeville, LA$1,683/mo54.7%severely rent-burdened
La Place, LA$1,720/mo55.9%severely rent-burdened
Ponchatoula, LA$1,769/mo57.5%severely rent-burdened
Jefferson, LA$1,838/mo59.8%severely rent-burdened
Youngsville, LA$1,926/mo62.6%severely rent-burdened
Maurice, LA$1,950/mo63.4%severely rent-burdened
Prairieville, LA$2,095/mo68.1%severely rent-burdened
Belle Chasse, LA$2,125/mo69.1%severely 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).