Atkins, AR Cost Of Living

Atkins cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Atkins	Arkansas	National
Cost of living index	74	84	100
Index	Atkins	Arkansas	National
Goods & Services index	81	92	100
Groceries index	86	91	100
Health care index	86	88	100
Housing index	53	65	100
Transportation index	89	87	100
Utilities index	82	97	100

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The cost of living in Atkins is 11% lower than the Arkansas average.
The cost of living in Atkins is 26% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Atkins is 47% lower than the national average.
Arkansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average.
Arkansas state income tax is 60% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$52,202	$4,350	$1,218	$1,566
Renters	$27,216	$2,268	$635	$817

Arkansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arkansas	6.5%	11.625%

Arkansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arkansas	0.9%	6.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Atkins	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.50	$16.09	16.1%
Beauty Salon	$30.00	$37.33	19.6%
Toothpaste	$1.59	$2.45	35.2%
Shampoo	$0.78	$1.00	22.0%
Movie	$9.25	$10.28	10.0%
Bowling	$3.99	$4.93	19.1%

Groceries

Item	Atkins	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.60	$3.80	5.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.18	$1.40	15.5%
Milk	$2.00	$2.01	0.4%
Potatoes	$2.64	$3.01	12.2%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.89	9.1%
Beer	$8.51	$8.90	4.4%

Health Care

Item	Atkins	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.67	$102.16	14.2%
Doctor	$103.33	$108.36	4.6%
Dentist	$66.00	$92.53	28.7%
Ibuprofen	$7.97	$9.28	14.1%
Lipitor	$410.50	$425.82	3.6%

Housing

Item	Atkins	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$88,400.00	$184,700.00	52.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$779.87	$1,202.44	35.1%
Apartment Rent	$615.00	$949.00	35.2%

Transportation

Item	Atkins	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.04	$2.24	9.1%
Tire Balancing	$39.97	$46.29	13.7%

Utilities

Item	Atkins	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$114.16	$165.96	31.2%
Phone	$27.95	$28.68	2.6%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Casa, AR	207	67	-33%
Adona, AR	143	73	-27%
Perry, AR	251	73	-27%
Morrilton, AR	6,746	74	-26%
Oppelo, AR	742	74	-26%
Atkins, AR	3,038	74	-26%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Elk Ridge, UT	3,037	120	20%
Barton Creek, TX	3,037	184	84%
Oaklawn-Sunview, KS	3,037	80	-20%
Locust, NC	3,036	95	-5%
Needville, TX	3,040	81	-19%
Atkins, AR	3,038	74	-26%

Source: The Atkins, AR cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Atkins, AR Cost of Living