Austin, AR Cost Of Living

Austin 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	Austin	Arkansas	National
Cost of living index	95	84	100
Index	Austin	Arkansas	National
Goods & Services index	100	92	100
Groceries index	94	91	100
Health care index	93	88	100
Housing index	86	65	100
Transportation index	92	87	100
Utilities index	117	97	100

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The cost of living in Austin is 14% higher than the Arkansas average.
The cost of living in Austin is 5% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Austin is 14% 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	$76,292	$6,358	$1,780	$2,289
Renters	$54,018	$4,502	$1,260	$1,621

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	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.93	$16.09	7.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.20	$37.33	10.4%
Toothpaste	$1.63	$2.45	33.4%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.00	15.0%
Movie	$10.82	$10.28	5.3%
Bowling	$4.08	$4.93	17.3%

Groceries

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.46	$3.80	9.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.17	$1.40	16.0%
Milk	$2.15	$2.01	7.1%
Potatoes	$2.93	$3.01	2.6%
Pizza	$8.32	$9.89	15.8%
Beer	$9.36	$8.90	5.2%

Health Care

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.50	$102.16	24.1%
Doctor	$121.67	$108.36	12.3%
Dentist	$70.44	$92.53	23.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.25	$9.28	11.1%
Lipitor	$440.56	$425.82	3.5%

Housing

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$137,300.00	$184,700.00	25.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,181.93	$1,202.44	1.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,060.00	$949.00	11.7%

Transportation

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.08	$2.24	7.2%
Tire Balancing	$41.44	$46.29	10.5%

Utilities

Item	Austin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$140.50	$165.96	15.3%
Phone	$44.55	$28.68	55.3%

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.
Garner, AR	169	70	-30%
McRae, AR	825	71	-29%
McAlmont, AR	1,845	85	-15%
Enola, AR	316	74	-26%
Carlisle, AR	2,123	86	-14%
Austin, AR	3,108	95	-5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hiawatha, KS	3,109	86	-14%
Pendleton, SC	3,107	86	-14%
Providence, KY	3,107	76	-24%
Clare, MI	3,110	84	-16%
Round Lake Heights, IL	3,110	106	6%
Austin, AR	3,108	95	-5%

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

Austin, AR Cost of Living