Index | Petal | Mississippi | National |
Cost of living index | 84 | 82 | 100 |
Index | Petal | Mississippi | National |
Goods & Services index | 83 | 89 | 100 |
Groceries index | 99 | 94 | 100 |
Health care index | 91 | 91 | 100 |
Housing index | 77 | 63 | 100 |
Transportation index | 85 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities index | 85 | 89 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $64,357 | $5,363 | $1,502 | $1,931 |
Renters | $34,613 | $2,884 | $808 | $1,038 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Mississippi | 3% | 5% |
Item | Petal | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $15.06 | $16.09 | 6.4% |
Beauty Salon | $33.57 | $37.33 | 10.1% |
Toothpaste | $2.30 | $2.45 | 5.9% |
Shampoo | $0.87 | $1.00 | 12.7% |
Movie | $10.24 | $10.28 | 0.4% |
Bowling | $4.50 | $4.93 | 8.8% |
Item | Petal | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.11 | $3.80 | 8.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.05 | $1.40 | 24.6% |
Milk | $2.64 | $2.01 | 31.7% |
Potatoes | $3.38 | $3.01 | 12.3% |
Pizza | $8.66 | $9.89 | 12.4% |
Beer | $9.69 | $8.90 | 8.9% |
Item | Petal | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $82.61 | $102.16 | 19.1% |
Doctor | $85.87 | $108.36 | 20.8% |
Dentist | $88.99 | $92.53 | 3.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.04 | $9.28 | 8.2% |
Lipitor | $389.81 | $425.82 | 8.5% |
Item | Petal | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $136,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 26.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $904.98 | $1,202.44 | 24.7% |
Apartment Rent | $811.00 | $949.00 | 14.5% |
Item | Petal | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $1.94 | $2.24 | 13.4% |
Tire Balancing | $37.53 | $46.29 | 18.9% |
Item | Petal | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $141.08 | $165.96 | 15.0% |
Phone | $24.67 | $28.68 | 14.0% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
New Augusta, MS | 799 | 74 | -26% |
Rawls Springs, MS | 1,249 | 76 | -24% |
Glendale, MS | 1,917 | 77 | -23% |
Purvis, MS | 2,447 | 78 | -22% |
Hattiesburg, MS | 46,846 | 80 | -20% |
Petal, MS | 10,736 | 84 | -16% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Burr Ridge, IL | 10,736 | 168 | 68% |
Van Wert, OH | 10,738 | 84 | -16% |
Picayune, MS | 10,732 | 91 | -9% |
Lake Morton-Berrydale, WA | 10,742 | 131 | 31% |
Arkadelphia, AR | 10,728 | 83 | -17% |
Petal, MS | 10,736 | 84 | -16% |