Batesville, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 17%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 36%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Batesville	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	83	84	100
Goods & Services	96	95	100
Groceries	91	90	100
Health care	87	86	100
Housing	64	65	100
Transportation	82	83	100
Utilities	87	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Batesville is 1% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Batesville is 17% lower than the national average
Batesville housing is 36% lower than the national average
Arkansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average
Arkansas state income tax is 19% 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	$55,682	$4,640	$1,299	$1,671
Renters	$22,196	$1,850	$518	$666

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Batesville, AR, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Batesville, homeowners have a median income of $55,682. Using that number, a maximum of $1,299 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $22,196, which means there is a maximum of $518 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	2%	6.6%

Goods & Services

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.00	$17.49	2.9%
Beauty Salon	$25.67	$38.17	32.7%
Toothpaste	$1.79	$2.32	22.9%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.01	16.0%
Movie	$10.00	$10.72	6.8%
Bowling	$12.67	$13.86	8.6%

Groceries

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.42	$3.90	12.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.14	$1.40	18.3%
Milk	$1.19	$1.96	39.4%
Potatoes	$2.86	$3.18	10.1%
Pizza	$9.59	$10.39	7.7%
Beer	$9.00	$9.23	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$71.67	$106.34	32.6%
Doctor	$114.67	$115.25	0.5%
Dentist	$78.67	$98.38	20.0%
Ibuprofen	$7.98	$9.26	13.8%
Lipitor	$433.44	$466.47	7.1%

Housing

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$120,400.00	$184,700.00	34.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$937.75	$1,273.32	26.4%
Apartment Rent	$580.00	$949.00	38.9%

Transportation

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.23	$2.59	13.9%
Tire Balancing	$37.32	$48.90	23.7%

Utilities

Item	Batesville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$125.45	$167.60	25.2%
Phone	$187.27	$163.42	14.6%

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.
Concord, AR	187	67	-33%
Magness, AR	175	74	-26%
Cushman, AR	446	75	-25%
Sulphur Rock, AR	413	76	-24%
Cave City, AR	2,366	77	-23%
Batesville, AR	10,579	83	-17%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lawrenceburg, TN	10,573	79	-21%
Burlington, WI	10,571	95	-5%
Forest Acres, SC	10,571	99	-1%
Lyons, IL	10,571	102	2%
Vernal, UT	10,588	97	-3%
Batesville, AR	10,579	83	-17%

Source: The Batesville, AR cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.