Cost Of Living In Mountainburg, AR

Mountainburg 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	Mountainburg	Arkansas	National
Cost of living index	79	84	100
Index	Mountainburg	Arkansas	National
Goods & Services index	93	93	100
Groceries index	90	93	100
Health care index	89	88	100
Housing index	49	65	100
Transportation index	86	89	100
Utilities index	96	97	100

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The cost of living in Mountainburg is 7% lower than the Arkansas average.
The cost of living in Mountainburg is 21% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Mountainburg is 51% 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	$38,438	$3,203	$897	$1,153
Renters	$18,942	$1,579	$442	$568

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	Mountainburg	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.79	$15.56	11.4%
Beauty Salon	$34.50	$36.11	4.4%
Toothpaste	$2.97	$2.47	20.0%
Shampoo	$0.78	$0.96	19.5%
Movie	$9.57	$10.13	5.5%
Bowling	$3.90	$4.74	17.6%

Groceries

Item	Mountainburg	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.77	$3.98	5.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.10	$1.41	21.8%
Milk	$1.95	$2.06	5.5%
Potatoes	$2.93	$2.98	1.7%
Pizza	$9.35	$9.47	1.3%
Beer	$8.38	$8.79	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Mountainburg	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.71	$101.04	15.2%
Doctor	$94.09	$107.44	12.4%
Dentist	$81.36	$90.42	10.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.04	$9.28	13.4%
Lipitor	$378.87	$426.50	11.2%

Housing

Item	Mountainburg	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,000.00	$175,700.00	57.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$880.26	$1,133.23	22.3%
Apartment Rent	$579.00	$920.00	37.1%

Transportation

Item	Mountainburg	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.74	$1.99	12.9%
Tire Balancing	$38.79	$45.76	15.2%

Utilities

Item	Mountainburg	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$141.85	$163.81	13.4%
Phone	$31.13	$28.39	9.7%

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.
Rudy, AR	76	72	-28%
Chester, AR	105	73	-27%
Winslow, AR	362	78	-22%
Mulberry, AR	1,725	79	-21%
Kibler, AR	1,026	80	-20%
Mountainburg, AR	542	79	-21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Phillipsburg, OH	542	92	-8%
Matador, TX	542	75	-25%
Lewistown, MO	542	72	-28%
Forman, ND	542	85	-15%
Ideal, GA	542	78	-22%
Mountainburg, AR	542	79	-21%

Source: The Mountainburg, AR cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Mountainburg, AR Cost of Living