Index | Decatur | Mississippi | National |
Cost of living | 84 | 82 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 96 | 91 | 100 |
Groceries | 92 | 92 | 100 |
Health care | 95 | 95 | 100 |
Housing | 60 | 63 | 100 |
Transportation | 92 | 86 | 100 |
Utilities | 96 | 91 | 100 |
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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 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Mississippi | 3% | 5% |
Item | Decatur | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.53 | $20.27 | 13.5% |
Beauty Salon | $36.11 | $40.39 | 10.6% |
Toothpaste | $2.04 | $2.36 | 13.5% |
Shampoo | $1.05 | $1.08 | 2.4% |
Movie | $11.67 | $10.99 | 6.2% |
Bowling | $12.44 | $15.49 | 19.7% |
Item | Decatur | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.43 | $4.30 | 3.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.23 | $1.40 | 11.9% |
Milk | $2.03 | $2.20 | 8.0% |
Potatoes | $3.24 | $3.22 | 0.6% |
Pizza | $9.40 | $10.74 | 12.4% |
Beer | $7.81 | $9.60 | 18.6% |
Item | Decatur | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $98.02 | $109.73 | 10.7% |
Doctor | $88.83 | $118.34 | 24.9% |
Dentist | $114.25 | $100.94 | 13.2% |
Ibuprofen | $9.36 | $9.93 | 5.7% |
Lipitor | $430.75 | $469.53 | 8.3% |
Item | Decatur | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $103,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 43.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $960.74 | $1,229.62 | 21.9% |
Apartment Rent | $641.00 | $949.00 | 32.5% |
Item | Decatur | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.33 | $2.71 | 14.1% |
Tire Balancing | $52.95 | $51.86 | 2.1% |
Item | Decatur | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $160.90 | $170.84 | 5.8% |
Phone | $184.26 | $187.18 | 1.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hickory, MS | 589 | 78 | 22.3% |
Newton, MS | 3,346 | 79 | 21.1% |
Conehatta, MS | 1,148 | 79 | 20.7% |
Lake, MS | 532 | 80 | 20.3% |
Union, MS | 1,860 | 80 | 20.1% |
Decatur, MS | 2,087 | 84 | 16.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Ocean View, DE | 2,087 | 126 | 26.3% |
Walkerton, IN | 2,087 | 82 | 17.9% |
Detroit Beach, MI | 2,087 | 92 | 7.5% |
Carnegie, OK | 2,087 | 76 | 24.3% |
Vale, OR | 2,087 | 87 | 13.5% |
Decatur, MS | 2,087 | 84 | 16.1% |