| Index | Iuka | Mississippi | National |
| Cost of living | 77 | 83 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 90 | 92 | 100 |
| Groceries | 93 | 96 | 100 |
| Health care | 82 | 94 | 100 |
| Housing | 48 | 63 | 100 |
| Transportation | 88 | 88 | 100 |
| Utilities | 91 | 89 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $61,258 | $5,105 | $1,429 | $1,838 |
| Renters | $26,299 | $2,192 | $614 | $789 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Mississippi | 5% | 5% |
| Item | Iuka | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $18.95 | $27.62 | 31.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $38.84 | $51.11 | 24.0% |
| Toothpaste | $4.06 | $4.09 | 0.8% |
| Shampoo | $1.58 | $1.54 | 2.5% |
| Movie | $11.90 | $12.88 | 7.6% |
| Yoga | $15.03 | $19.66 | 23.6% |
| Item | Iuka | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.53 | $7.70 | 2.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.66 | 12.8% |
| Milk | $4.48 | $4.73 | 5.3% |
| Potatoes | $5.28 | $5.26 | 0.4% |
| Pizza | $12.13 | $12.76 | 5.0% |
| Beer | $10.11 | $10.55 | 4.2% |
| Item | Iuka | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $79.86 | $140.06 | 43.0% |
| Doctor | $88.35 | $153.82 | 42.6% |
| Dentist | $95.66 | $123.15 | 22.3% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.39 | $11.73 | 2.9% |
| Lipitor | $26.44 | $23.61 | 12.0% |
| Item | Iuka | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $167,144.00 | $326,622.00 | 48.8% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,916.69 | $2,480.25 | 22.7% |
| Apartment Rent | $609.00 | $1,444.00 | 57.8% |
| Item | Iuka | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.74 | $3.06 | 10.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $54.25 | $65.21 | 16.8% |
| Item | Iuka | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $190.82 | $220.12 | 13.3% |
| Phone | $193.75 | $195.71 | 1.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Burnsville, MS | 860 | 75 | 25.0% |
| Waterloo, AL | 141 | 76 | 24.4% |
| Paden, MS | 109 | 76 | 24.3% |
| Tishomingo, MS | 481 | 76 | 24.3% |
| Cherokee, AL | 898 | 79 | 21.3% |
| Iuka, MS | 3,044 | 77 | 22.5% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Greensboro, AL | 3,044 | 80 | 20.2% |
| Cumberland Center, ME | 3,044 | 126 | 26.0% |
| Valley View, PA | 3,044 | 104 | 3.6% |
| Gillespie, IL | 3,043 | 82 | 17.8% |
| Bonny Doon, CA | 3,042 | 203 | 103.1% |
| Iuka, MS | 3,044 | 77 | 22.5% |
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