Cost Of Living In Oil Trough, AR

Oil Trough 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	Oil Trough	Arkansas	National
Cost of living index	76	84	100
Index	Oil Trough	Arkansas	National
Goods & Services index	91	93	100
Groceries index	92	93	100
Health care index	82	88	100
Housing index	45	65	100
Transportation index	86	89	100
Utilities index	83	97	100

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The cost of living in Oil Trough is 11% lower than the Arkansas average.
The cost of living in Oil Trough is 24% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Oil Trough is 55% 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	$24,861	$2,072	$580	$746

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	Oil Trough	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.56	$15.56	12.9%
Beauty Salon	$22.78	$36.11	36.9%
Toothpaste	$1.55	$2.47	37.3%
Shampoo	$0.78	$0.96	18.8%
Movie	$9.50	$10.13	6.2%
Bowling	$4.08	$4.74	13.8%

Groceries

Item	Oil Trough	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.06	$3.98	23.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.24	$1.41	12.1%
Milk	$1.54	$2.06	25.5%
Potatoes	$3.12	$2.98	4.6%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.47	5.1%
Beer	$8.66	$8.79	1.5%

Health Care

Item	Oil Trough	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.28	$101.04	30.4%
Doctor	$88.00	$107.44	18.1%
Dentist	$68.00	$90.42	24.8%
Ibuprofen	$7.94	$9.28	14.4%
Lipitor	$414.08	$426.50	2.9%

Housing

Item	Oil Trough	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$65,000.00	$175,700.00	63.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$835.11	$1,133.23	26.3%
Apartment Rent	$581.00	$920.00	36.8%

Transportation

Item	Oil Trough	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.80	$1.99	9.5%
Tire Balancing	$34.33	$45.76	25.0%

Utilities

Item	Oil Trough	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.46	$163.81	21.0%
Phone	$25.00	$28.39	11.9%

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.
Magness, AR	209	68	-32%
Bradford, AR	811	72	-28%
Jacksonport, AR	126	72	-28%
Weldon, AR	93	73	-27%
Tuckerman, AR	2,060	74	-26%
Oil Trough, AR	258	76	-24%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Winger, MN	258	79	-21%
Dadeville, MO	258	80	-20%
Caney, OK	258	74	-26%
Everest, KS	258	79	-21%
Cornfields, AZ	258	85	-15%
Oil Trough, AR	258	76	-24%

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

Oil Trough, AR Cost of Living