Cost Of Living in Chester, AR

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12%

Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

35%

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	Chester	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	88	86	100
Goods & Services	102	98	100
Groceries	92	95	100
Health care	101	88	100
Housing	65	65	100
Transportation	96	90	100
Utilities	94	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Chester is 3% higher than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Chester is 12% lower than the national average
Chester housing is 35% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$21,875	$1,823	$510	$656

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	Chester	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.65	$24.26	10.8%
Beauty Salon	$45.00	$45.56	1.2%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.5%
Movie	$11.50	$12.13	5.2%
Bowling	$14.71	$18.00	18.3%

Groceries

Item	Chester	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.81	$5.84	0.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.8%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.22	$4.93	5.9%
Pizza	$10.10	$12.09	16.4%
Beer	$10.21	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Chester	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$99.78	$125.68	20.6%
Doctor	$108.55	$135.78	20.1%
Dentist	$83.89	$113.29	26.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.16	$10.65	4.6%
Lipitor	$454.89	$468.60	2.9%

Housing

Item	Chester	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,863.97	$2,346.69	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$617.00	$949.00	35.0%

Transportation

Item	Chester	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.01	$3.46	13.0%
Tire Balancing	$52.21	$59.92	12.9%

Utilities

Item	Chester	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$150.82	$193.99	22.3%
Phone	$203.29	$192.25	5.7%

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.
Mountainburg, AR	552	81	18.6%
Mulberry, AR	1,586	82	18.2%
Winslow, AR	377	84	15.7%
Rudy, AR	149	87	13.3%
Cedarville, AR	1,688	89	11.2%
Chester, AR	95	88	11.9%

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