Cost Of Living In Sulphur Springs, AR

Sulphur Springs 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	Sulphur Springs	Arkansas	National
Cost of living index	82	84	100
Index	Sulphur Springs	Arkansas	National
Goods & Services index	96	93	100
Groceries index	93	93	100
Health care index	90	88	100
Housing index	45	65	100
Transportation index	93	89	100
Utilities index	116	97	100

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The cost of living in Sulphur Springs is 3% lower than the Arkansas average.
The cost of living in Sulphur Springs is 18% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Sulphur Springs 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	$24,323	$2,027	$567	$730
Renters	$15,521	$1,293	$362	$466

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	Sulphur Springs	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.27	$15.56	1.9%
Beauty Salon	$39.93	$36.11	10.6%
Toothpaste	$1.89	$2.47	23.7%
Shampoo	$0.78	$0.96	19.5%
Movie	$10.27	$10.13	1.4%
Bowling	$4.08	$4.74	13.8%

Groceries

Item	Sulphur Springs	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.65	$3.98	8.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.12	$1.41	20.2%
Milk	$2.02	$2.06	2.0%
Potatoes	$2.89	$2.98	3.2%
Pizza	$8.32	$9.47	12.1%
Beer	$8.85	$8.79	0.6%

Health Care

Item	Sulphur Springs	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.94	$101.04	13.0%
Doctor	$110.39	$107.44	2.7%
Dentist	$67.06	$90.42	25.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.56	$9.28	7.7%
Lipitor	$434.74	$426.50	1.9%

Housing

Item	Sulphur Springs	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$62,800.00	$175,700.00	64.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,059.22	$1,133.23	6.5%
Apartment Rent	$600.00	$920.00	34.8%

Transportation

Item	Sulphur Springs	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.87	$1.99	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$41.73	$45.76	8.8%

Utilities

Item	Sulphur Springs	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$145.79	$163.81	11.0%
Phone	$43.22	$28.39	52.3%

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.
Sherrill, AR	53	73	-27%
Woodlawn, AR	198	80	-20%
Rison, AR	1,432	83	-17%
Pine Bluff, AR	47,058	83	-17%
Sulphur Springs CDP, AR	1,260	83	-17%
Sulphur Springs, AR	396	82	-18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Empire, MI	396	99	-1%
Kukuihaele, HI	396	142	42%
Kasilof, AK	396	126	26%
Garland, AR	396	75	-25%
Vanlue, OH	396	87	-13%
Sulphur Springs, AR	396	82	-18%

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

Sulphur Springs, AR Cost of Living