What is the cost of living in Shreveport-Bossier City?

Shreveport-Bossier City has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 84.8, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 52.3, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,111/month.

What is the median salary in Shreveport-Bossier City?

The median salary in Shreveport-Bossier City is $57,379 annually (mean: $60,829). Top occupations include Registered Nurses, Retail Salespersons, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand.

How safe is Shreveport-Bossier City?

The violent crime rate in the Shreveport-Bossier City area is 410 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1773 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Shreveport-Bossier City?

The state of LA has 1,330 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Charter schools make up 11.3% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Shreveport-Bossier City?

Infant center-based childcare in the Shreveport-Bossier City area averages $7,396 per year. Preschool averages $7,111/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Shreveport-Bossier City a good place to relocate?

Shreveport-Bossier City has a Life Score of 64.3/100 (C), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This places Shreveport-Bossier City in the top decile of scored metros, a genuinely strong all-around profile.

Where does Shreveport-Bossier City sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Shreveport-Bossier City ranks #236 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

BEA RPP 84.8 ranks #7 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

84.8
Cost index (US=100): $1,111
2BR rent / mo: $57,379
Median salary: 48.7
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Shreveport-Bossier City ranks #236 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (48.7/100), with its strongest marks in cost of living and climate.

#236
of 387 US metros · Near median: 4,597,740
metro-area population: 410
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,330
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (9/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Shreveport-Bossier City ranks #236 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 84.8 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,111/mo, median salary $57,379; LiveAbility Score 48.7/100, strongest in cost of living and climate.

Signature: BEA RPP 84.8 ranks #7 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 84.8 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,111/mo.

LiveAbility 48.7/100 keeps Shreveport-Bossier City in the middle third (#236 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Shreveport-Bossier City area is 154,880.

Shreveport-Bossier City vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

49 Top 61% higher than 39% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Shreveport-Bossier City housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Shreveport-Bossier City MSA; housing RPP 52.3 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,111/mo.

Studio

$870

/month

1 Bedroom

$982

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,111

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,458

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,552

/month

Shreveport-Bossier City wages and employment

Shreveport-Bossier City posts 154,880 total employment with median salary $57,379 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$57,379

Mean Salary

$60,829

Total Employment

154,880

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Registered Nurses	$80,080
Retail Salespersons	$28,990
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$34,970
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$22,460
Cashiers	$25,760

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Shreveport-Bossier City area from NCES.

Schools

1,330

Enrollment

674,456

Student:Teacher

16.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Shreveport-Bossier City area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,396

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,237

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,111

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Shreveport-Bossier City's composite Life Score is 64.3/100 (C), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

98/100

Elite

Wages

9/100

Bottom decile

Rent

78/100

Strong

Crime

26/100

Weak

Schools

91/100

Elite

Childcare

84/100

Elite

Environment

97/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Shreveport-Bossier City ranks #236 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 48.7/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Cost of living (98/100)

Cost of living

98
Climate

91
Housing

79
Low hazard

48
Safety

26
Air quality

17
Job market

9
Schools

9

What this shows Shreveport-Bossier City's strongest dimensions are cost of living and climate; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 9/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Shreveport-Bossier City on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Shreveport-Bossier City on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Shreveport-Bossier City cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Shreveport-Bossier City wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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