Cost Of Living in Gillham, AR

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21%

Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

63%

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	Gillham	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	79	86	100
Goods & Services	102	98	100
Groceries	96	95	100
Health care	89	88	100
Housing	37	65	100
Transportation	89	90	100
Utilities	93	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Gillham is 8% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Gillham is 21% lower than the national average
Gillham housing is 63% 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	$63,594	$5,300	$1,484	$1,908
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Gillham	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.67	$24.26	9.9%
Beauty Salon	$54.14	$45.56	18.8%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.28	16.4%
Movie	$11.78	$12.13	2.9%
Bowling	$17.78	$18.00	1.2%

Groceries

Item	Gillham	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.15	$5.84	11.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$5.23	$4.93	6.0%
Pizza	$10.47	$12.09	13.3%
Beer	$9.83	$10.41	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Gillham	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.39	$125.68	9.8%
Doctor	$185.50	$135.78	36.6%
Dentist	$94.42	$113.29	16.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.08	$10.65	5.4%
Lipitor	$409.22	$468.60	12.7%

Housing

Item	Gillham	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$45,000.00	$184,700.00	75.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,950.05	$2,346.69	16.9%
Apartment Rent	$634.00	$949.00	33.2%

Transportation

Item	Gillham	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$3.46	10.4%
Tire Balancing	$66.08	$59.92	10.3%

Utilities

Item	Gillham	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$166.58	$193.99	14.1%
Phone	$205.55	$192.25	6.9%

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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Vandervoort, AR	178	77	22.5%
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De Queen, AR	6,499	84	16.2%
Gillham, AR	291	79	21.1%

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