Highland, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 13%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 42%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Highland	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	87	87	100
Goods & Services	109	102	100
Groceries	96	93	100
Health care	81	85	100
Housing	58	65	100
Transportation	89	92	100
Utilities	89	92	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Highland is 1% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Highland is 13% lower than the national average
Highland housing is 42% lower than the national average
Arkansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average
Arkansas state income tax is 19% 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	$42,292	$3,524	$987	$1,269
Renters	$23,958	$1,997	$559	$719

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%	6.6%

Goods & Services

Item	Highland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.75	$20.27	17.4%
Beauty Salon	$23.33	$40.39	42.2%
Toothpaste	$1.85	$2.36	21.4%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.08	10.2%
Movie	$10.11	$10.99	8.0%
Bowling	$12.89	$15.49	16.8%

Groceries

Item	Highland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.92	$4.30	8.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.40	0.0%
Milk	$1.29	$2.20	41.3%
Potatoes	$3.04	$3.22	5.7%
Pizza	$10.05	$10.74	6.4%
Beer	$10.02	$9.60	4.4%

Health Care

Item	Highland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$100.00	$109.73	8.9%
Doctor	$100.71	$118.34	14.9%
Dentist	$77.06	$100.94	23.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.32	$9.93	6.2%
Lipitor	$336.15	$469.53	28.4%

Housing

Item	Highland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$89,900.00	$184,700.00	51.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$953.59	$1,229.62	22.4%
Apartment Rent	$763.00	$949.00	19.6%

Transportation

Item	Highland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.48	$2.71	8.5%
Tire Balancing	$44.54	$51.86	14.1%

Utilities

Item	Highland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.32	$170.84	24.9%
Phone	$199.93	$187.18	6.8%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Williford, AR	57	77	22.7%
Smithville, AR	97	80	19.8%
Evening Shade, AR	463	81	18.9%
Hardy, AR	733	82	18.0%
Ash Flat, AR	1,067	83	16.9%
Highland, AR	1,059	87	13.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Herald, CA	1,059	134	34.0%
Lot 57, PE	1,059	n/a
Melita, MB	1,059	n/a
Viking, AB	1,059	n/a
Franklin Grove, IL	1,060	87	13.2%
Highland, AR	1,059	87	13.2%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.