Compare monthly care rates across 479 cities and 265 CMS-certified nursing facilities in Louisiana.
Models eldercare inflation, home equity liquidation fees (7%), income offsets & Medicaid spend-down rules.
At Louisiana's average caregiver rate of $26.25/hr, hiring in-home care equals the $4,650/mo cost of Assisted Living at exactly 40.9 hours per week (~5.8 hrs/day).
Saves $2,375/mo vs. Assisted Living (excludes home mortgage/utilities).
Full-time home care costs $355/mo more than Assisted Living (where meals & utilities are included).
Assisted Living saves $4,449/mo; Memory Care averages $5,670/mo.
Sorted by number of Medicare-certified care facilities and local market size.
| City | County | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Nursing Home (Semi) | Median Home Value | CMS Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | East Baton Rouge | $4,920/mo | $6,000/mo | $7,610/mo | $241,800 | 21 |
| Shreveport | Caddo | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $175,900 | 21 |
| New Orleans | Jefferson | $5,100/mo | $6,220/mo | $7,880/mo | $243,500 | 11 |
| Bossier City | Bossier | $5,150/mo | $6,280/mo | $7,960/mo | $215,100 | 9 |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | $4,790/mo | $5,840/mo | $7,410/mo | $234,200 | 8 |
| Lake Charles | Calcasieu | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,730/mo | $208,500 | 7 |
| Monroe | Ouachita | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $183,000 | 7 |
| Alexandria | Rapides | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $179,100 | 5 |
| Hammond | Tangipahoa | $4,350/mo | $5,310/mo | $6,720/mo | $204,600 | 4 |
| Houma | Terrebonne | $4,680/mo | $5,710/mo | $7,230/mo | $189,100 | 4 |
| Metairie | Jefferson | $5,100/mo | $6,220/mo | $7,880/mo | $243,500 | 4 |
| New Iberia | Iberia | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $156,000 | 4 |
| Pineville | Rapides | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $179,100 | 4 |
| Bastrop | Morehouse | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $108,700 | 3 |
| Covington | Saint Tammany | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 3 |
| Jennings | Jefferson Davis | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $145,000 | 3 |
| Natchitoches | Natchitoches | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $163,000 | 3 |
| Opelousas | Saint Landry | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 3 |
| Ruston | Lincoln | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $195,500 | 3 |
| Slidell | Saint Tammany | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 3 |
| Thibodaux | Lafourche | $4,430/mo | $5,400/mo | $6,840/mo | $190,800 | 3 |
| West Monroe | Ouachita | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $183,000 | 3 |
| Abbeville | Vermilion | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $159,700 | 2 |
| Arcadia | Bienville | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $93,600 | 2 |
| Crowley | Acadia | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $146,900 | 2 |
| Denham Springs | Livingston | $5,340/mo | $6,510/mo | $8,250/mo | $218,900 | 2 |
| Deridder | Beauregard | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $164,500 | 2 |
| Eunice | Saint Landry | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 2 |
| Farmerville | Union | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $115,400 | 2 |
| Franklinton | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $139,400 | 2 |
| Gonzales | Ascension | $6,240/mo | $7,610/mo | $9,640/mo | $265,300 | 2 |
| Homer | Claiborne | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $82,400 | 2 |
| Jackson | East Feliciana | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $213,700 | 2 |
| Jena | La Salle | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $137,200 | 2 |
| Jonesboro | Jackson | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $107,400 | 2 |
| Kaplan | Vermilion | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $159,700 | 2 |
| Kenner | Jefferson | $5,100/mo | $6,220/mo | $7,880/mo | $243,500 | 2 |
| Mandeville | Saint Tammany | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 2 |
| Mansfield | De Soto | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $150,700 | 2 |
| Many | Sabine | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $129,400 | 2 |
| Marksville | Avoyelles | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,200 | 2 |
| Marrero | Jefferson | $5,100/mo | $6,220/mo | $7,880/mo | $243,500 | 2 |
| Minden | Webster | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $105,600 | 2 |
| New Roads | Pointe Coupee | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $174,500 | 2 |
| Oak Grove | West Carroll | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $97,600 | 2 |
| Plaquemine | Iberville | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $177,100 | 2 |
| Rayne | Acadia | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $146,900 | 2 |
| Rayville | Richland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $124,500 | 2 |
| Sulphur | Calcasieu | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,730/mo | $208,500 | 2 |
| Winnfield | Winn | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $102,600 | 2 |
| Winnsboro | Franklin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $117,200 | 2 |
| Wisner | Franklin | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $117,200 | 2 |
| Zachary | East Baton Rouge | $4,920/mo | $6,000/mo | $7,610/mo | $241,800 | 2 |
| Amite | Tangipahoa | $4,350/mo | $5,310/mo | $6,720/mo | $204,600 | 1 |
| Arnaudville | Saint Landry | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 1 |
| Baker | East Baton Rouge | $4,920/mo | $6,000/mo | $7,610/mo | $241,800 | 1 |
| Basile | Evangeline | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $118,500 | 1 |
| Belle Chasse | Plaquemines | $6,840/mo | $8,340/mo | $10,570/mo | $275,800 | 1 |
| Bernice | Union | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $115,400 | 1 |
| Bogalusa | Washington | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $139,400 | 1 |
| Breaux Bridge | Saint Martin | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 1 |
| Broussard | Lafayette | $4,790/mo | $5,840/mo | $7,410/mo | $234,200 | 1 |
| Bunkie | Avoyelles | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,200 | 1 |
| Carencro | Lafayette | $4,790/mo | $5,840/mo | $7,410/mo | $234,200 | 1 |
| Center Point | Avoyelles | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,200 | 1 |
| Church Point | Acadia | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $146,900 | 1 |
| Colfax | Grant | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $135,900 | 1 |
| Columbia | Caldwell | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $106,000 | 1 |
| Coushatta | Red River | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $103,200 | 1 |
| Delhi | Richland | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $124,500 | 1 |
| Dequincy | Calcasieu | $5,000/mo | $6,100/mo | $7,730/mo | $208,500 | 1 |
| Destrehan | Saint Charles | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 1 |
| Donaldsonville | Ascension | $6,240/mo | $7,610/mo | $9,640/mo | $265,300 | 1 |
| Dupont | Avoyelles | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $120,200 | 1 |
| Ferriday | Concordia | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $102,400 | 1 |
| Franklin | Saint Mary | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 1 |
| Greensburg | Saint Helena | $4,610/mo | $5,620/mo | $7,130/mo | $208,681 | 1 |
| Gretna | Jefferson | $5,100/mo | $6,220/mo | $7,880/mo | $243,500 | 1 |
| Gueydan | Vermilion | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $159,700 | 1 |
| Haynesville | Claiborne | $4,340/mo | $5,290/mo | $6,710/mo | $82,400 | 1 |