Tunica, MS Cost Of Living

Tunica 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	Tunica	Mississippi	National
Cost of living index	85	82	100
Index	Tunica	Mississippi	National
Goods & Services index	87	89	100
Groceries index	91	94	100
Health care index	85	91	100
Housing index	73	63	100
Transportation index	89	91	100
Utilities index	103	89	100

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The cost of living in Tunica is 3% higher than the Mississippi average.
The cost of living in Tunica is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Tunica is 27% lower than the national average.
Mississippi general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average.
Mississippi state income tax is 35% higher 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	$55,208	$4,601	$1,288	$1,656
Renters	$28,125	$2,344	$656	$844

Mississippi Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Mississippi	7%	7.25%

Mississippi Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Mississippi	3%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.96	$16.09	13.2%
Beauty Salon	$29.50	$37.33	21.0%
Toothpaste	$1.89	$2.45	22.8%
Shampoo	$0.79	$1.00	21.0%
Movie	$10.03	$10.28	2.4%
Bowling	$3.39	$4.93	31.2%

Groceries

Item	Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.70	$3.80	2.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.12	$1.40	20.1%
Milk	$1.86	$2.01	7.2%
Potatoes	$3.10	$3.01	2.9%
Pizza	$9.16	$9.89	7.4%
Beer	$9.14	$8.90	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$64.31	$102.16	37.1%
Doctor	$70.43	$108.36	35.0%
Dentist	$87.60	$92.53	5.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.16	$9.28	12.1%
Lipitor	$427.38	$425.82	0.4%

Housing

Item	Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$133,000.00	$184,700.00	28.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$803.07	$1,202.44	33.2%
Apartment Rent	$706.00	$949.00	25.6%

Transportation

Item	Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.08	$2.24	7.4%
Tire Balancing	$38.06	$46.29	17.8%

Utilities

Item	Tunica	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.87	$165.96	5.5%
Phone	$32.78	$28.68	14.3%

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.
North Tunica, MS	926	74	-26%
Crenshaw, MS	791	75	-25%
White Oak, MS	593	75	-25%
Helena-West Helena, AR	11,325	77	-23%
Tunica Resorts, MS	1,839	87	-13%
Tunica, MS	1,249	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Smithville, OH	1,249	86	-14%
Colebrook, NH	1,249	97	-3%
Maineville, OH	1,249	94	-6%
Newcastle, CA	1,249	116	16%
Moapa Town, NV	1,249	91	-9%
Tunica, MS	1,249	85	-15%

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

Tunica, MS Cost of Living