Cost Of Living in Cave City, AR

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21%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

53%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Cave City	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	79	86	100
Goods & Services	95	98	100
Groceries	95	95	100
Health care	77	88	100
Housing	47	65	100
Transportation	88	90	100
Utilities	89	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cave City is 8% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Cave City is 21% lower than the national average
Cave City housing is 53% lower than the national average
Arkansas general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Arkansas state income tax is 23% 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	$51,389	$4,282	$1,199	$1,542
Renters	$24,844	$2,070	$580	$745

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%	4.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Cave City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.59	$24.26	6.9%
Beauty Salon	$43.68	$45.56	4.1%
Toothpaste	$3.59	$3.70	3.0%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.28	17.4%
Movie	$13.11	$12.13	8.1%
Bowling	$14.38	$18.00	20.1%

Groceries

Item	Cave City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.34	$5.84	8.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.4%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$5.34	$4.93	8.3%
Pizza	$11.64	$12.09	3.7%
Beer	$10.04	$10.41	3.6%

Health Care

Item	Cave City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.05	$125.68	10.1%
Doctor	$121.20	$135.78	10.7%
Dentist	$93.91	$113.29	17.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.17	$10.65	4.5%
Lipitor	$454.83	$468.60	2.9%

Housing

Item	Cave City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$79,200.00	$184,700.00	57.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,005.46	$2,346.69	14.5%
Apartment Rent	$544.00	$949.00	42.7%

Transportation

Item	Cave City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.12	$3.46	9.9%
Tire Balancing	$51.88	$59.92	13.4%

Utilities

Item	Cave City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.75	$193.99	15.6%
Phone	$204.07	$192.25	6.1%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Smithville, AR	59	92	8.0%
Sidney, AR	143	74	25.8%
Cushman, AR	428	76	23.8%
Evening Shade, AR	347	78	22.2%
Mount Pleasant, AR	392	78	21.5%
Cave City, AR	2,228	79	21.4%

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