Baton Rouge, LA vs Slidell, LA: cost of living compared

Price levels from BEA (2024); rent and home values from Zillow (September 2026).

The short answer

Overall, Slidell, LA is 2.1% more expensive than Baton Rouge, LA (BEA, 2024).
To keep the same standard of living, $75,000 in Baton Rouge works out to about $76,600 in Slidell, before taxes.
Most of the difference is housing, which costs 15.2% more in Slidell. Goods are 0.0% higher and other services 0.0% higher.
Zillow does not publish typical rent for Slidell, so rents are not compared here.
The gap is about where it was in 2019 (3.2%).

derived Calculated from BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) and Zillow data. Based on an average household's spending; taxes not included. How we calculate.

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Both cities against the US average (100). The gap in each row is what matters for a move.

Housing drives the gap: 15.2% higher in Slidell than in Baton Rouge

Price level by category, 2024. US average = 100.

Baton Rouge, LA
Slidell, LA

All items

90.8 92.7

Goods

93.7 93.7

Housing (rents)

74.2 85.4

Utilities

71.2 71.7

Other services

95.7 95.7

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Baton Rouge, LA	Slidell, LA
All items	90.8	92.7
Goods	93.7	93.7
Housing (rents)	74.2	85.4
Utilities	71.2	71.7
Other services	95.7	95.7

Category	Baton Rouge	Slidell	Slidell vs Baton Rouge
All items	90.8	92.7	+2.1%
Goods	93.7	93.7	0.0%
Housing (rents)	74.2	85.4	+15.2%
Utilities	71.2	71.7	+0.7%
Other services	95.7	95.7	0.0%
Salary to match $75,000 in Baton Rouge	$75,000	$76,600	+2.1%

Index values: BEA, 2024, US = 100. Rent and home values: Data Provided by Zillow Group, September 2026.

How the gap has changed since 2008

The price gap between Baton Rouge and Slidell has narrowed since 2008: 3.6 points then, 1.9 now

Overall price level each year, 2008–2024. US average = 100.

Baton Rouge, LA
Slidell, LA

US average = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Baton Rouge, LA	Slidell, LA
2008	93.1	96.7
2009	91.8	95.8
2010	93.4	95.9
2011	94.6	97.2
2012	94.2	97.6
2013	94.9	99.0
2014	94.7	97.8
2015	94.7	97.7
2016	95.6	98.7
2017	93.9	98.9
2018	92.8	94.2
2019	92.8	95.8
2020	93.1	95.7
2021	93.2	93.9
2022	92.4	93.2
2023	91.2	92.9
2024	90.8	92.7

Goods

Baton Rouge, LA
Slidell, LA

US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Baton Rouge, LA	Slidell, LA
2008	96.5	97.1
2009	94.0	95.0
2010	96.7	96.9
2011	96.2	96.9
2012	95.3	97.2
2013	96.0	97.3
2014	96.2	98.0
2015	95.2	96.9
2016	95.8	97.3
2017	95.5	97.1
2018	93.6	93.6
2019	95.1	95.1
2020	94.6	94.6
2021	95.2	95.2
2022	94.0	94.0
2023	93.0	93.0
2024	93.7	93.7

Housing (rents)

Baton Rouge, LA
Slidell, LA

US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Baton Rouge, LA	Slidell, LA
2008	74.5	92.4
2009	78.3	95.8
2010	76.4	86.1
2011	81.4	91.0
2012	79.8	92.4
2013	81.8	101.7
2014	80.8	91.7
2015	80.5	91.7
2016	83.7	93.4
2017	78.3	101.1
2018	78.6	86.3
2019	78.8	96.1
2020	76.5	89.8
2021	75.3	78.2
2022	75.7	80.1
2023	77.2	86.9
2024	74.2	85.4

Utilities

Baton Rouge, LA
Slidell, LA

US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Baton Rouge, LA	Slidell, LA
2008	87.3	89.5
2009	72.9	73.9
2010	80.2	81.4
2011	78.3	78.9
2012	75.0	74.1
2013	79.8	79.8
2014	80.6	79.7
2015	78.8	78.1
2016	78.6	77.5
2017	77.5	77.0
2018	76.4	76.5
2019	77.3	77.4
2020	76.7	76.6
2021	80.6	81.4
2022	84.2	84.4
2023	76.5	76.8
2024	71.2	71.7

Other services

Baton Rouge, LA
Slidell, LA

US = 100

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (US = 100).

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	Baton Rouge, LA	Slidell, LA
2008	97.7	98.5
2009	96.8	98.3
2010	98.3	99.9
2011	99.7	101.3
2012	100.3	101.5
2013	100.0	100.8
2014	100.0	100.6
2015	100.3	101.4
2016	100.7	102.8
2017	98.8	100.9
2018	98.2	98.2
2019	97.2	97.2
2020	99.5	99.5
2021	98.8	98.8
2022	97.3	97.3
2023	95.6	95.6
2024	95.7	95.7

More about each city

What this comparison leaves out

Taxes. State and local income, sales and property taxes can change the result a lot, especially between states.
Neighborhoods. These are metro-wide averages; a city center and its outer suburbs can differ by more than two metros do.
Your own spending mix. The default uses an average household. Use the housing slider above if rent is a bigger share of your budget.
Timing. BEA price levels are for 2024; Zillow figures are monthly and newer.