Decatur, MS Cost Of Living

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Decatur 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	Decatur	Mississippi	National
Cost of living index	83	82	100
Index	Decatur	Mississippi	National
Goods & Services index	95	89	100
Groceries index	89	94	100
Health care index	89	91	100
Housing index	60	63	100
Transportation index	87	91	100
Utilities index	104	89	100

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The cost of living in Decatur is 1% higher than the Mississippi average.
The cost of living in Decatur is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Decatur is 40% 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	$66,979	$5,582	$1,563	$2,010
Renters	$18,750	$1,563	$437	$563

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	Decatur	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.32	$16.09	17.2%
Beauty Salon	$23.38	$37.33	37.4%
Toothpaste	$3.06	$2.45	25.0%
Shampoo	$0.76	$1.00	24.4%
Movie	$9.08	$10.28	11.7%
Bowling	$7.08	$4.93	43.6%

Groceries

Item	Decatur	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.35	$3.80	40.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.05	$1.40	24.8%
Milk	$1.78	$2.01	11.3%
Potatoes	$2.36	$3.01	21.6%
Pizza	$9.32	$9.89	5.7%
Beer	$9.72	$8.90	9.3%

Health Care

Item	Decatur	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$83.00	$102.16	18.8%
Doctor	$90.50	$108.36	16.5%
Dentist	$86.63	$92.53	6.4%
Ibuprofen	$7.97	$9.28	14.1%
Lipitor	$390.75	$425.82	8.2%

Housing

Item	Decatur	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$103,700.00	$184,700.00	43.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$942.41	$1,202.44	21.6%
Apartment Rent	$641.00	$949.00	32.5%

Transportation

Item	Decatur	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.01	$2.24	10.5%
Tire Balancing	$37.66	$46.29	18.7%

Utilities

Item	Decatur	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$122.36	$165.96	26.3%
Phone	$40.59	$28.68	41.5%

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.
Hickory, MS	589	77	-23%
Newton, MS	3,346	78	-22%
Conehatta, MS	1,148	79	-21%
Lake, MS	532	79	-21%
Union, MS	1,860	79	-21%
Decatur, MS	2,087	83	-17%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Vale, OR	2,087	83	-17%
Carnegie, OK	2,087	75	-25%
Detroit Beach, MI	2,087	89	-11%
Ocean View, DE	2,087	121	21%
Oroville, WA	2,087	91	-9%
Decatur, MS	2,087	83	-17%

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

Decatur, MS Cost of Living