Jackson, Mississippi Cost Of Living

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22%

Overall NAT. AVG.

12%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

42%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Jackson	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	78	82	100
Goods & Services	88	91	100
Groceries	91	92	100
Health care	101	95	100
Housing	58	63	100
Transportation	70	86	100
Utilities	85	91	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Jackson is 6% lower than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Jackson is 22% lower than the national average
Jackson housing is 42% lower than the national average
Mississippi general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Mississippi state income tax is 22% 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	$48,039	$4,003	$1,121	$1,441
Renters	$22,469	$1,872	$524	$674

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Jackson, MS, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Jackson homeowners, is $48,039. This would allow for a maximum of $1,121 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $22,469 which would result in a maximum of $524 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Jackson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.99	$20.27	3.6%
Beauty Salon	$34.85	$40.39	13.7%
Toothpaste	$1.80	$2.36	23.7%
Shampoo	$0.91	$1.08	15.6%
Movie	$6.97	$10.99	36.6%
Bowling	$14.84	$15.49	4.2%

Groceries

Item	Jackson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.30	$4.30	23.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.05	$1.40	24.7%
Milk	$1.97	$2.20	10.5%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.22	7.2%
Pizza	$11.34	$10.74	5.5%
Beer	$8.27	$9.60	13.8%

Health Care

Item	Jackson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$88.19	$109.73	19.6%
Doctor	$60.01	$118.34	49.3%
Dentist	$145.33	$100.94	44.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.36	$9.93	5.8%
Lipitor	$461.48	$469.53	1.7%

Housing

Item	Jackson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$89,500.00	$184,700.00	51.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$814.62	$1,229.62	33.8%
Apartment Rent	$767.00	$949.00	19.2%

Transportation

Item	Jackson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.26	$2.71	16.5%
Tire Balancing	$24.31	$51.86	53.1%

Utilities

Item	Jackson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$127.66	$170.84	25.3%
Phone	$185.91	$187.18	0.7%

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.
Robinhood, MS	1,436	72	28.2%
Cleary, MS	1,100	78	22.2%
Raymond, MS	1,897	78	22.1%
Pearl, MS	26,344	81	19.2%
Terry, MS	1,466	81	18.7%
Jackson, MS	172,039	78	22.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Santa Rosa, CA	173,165	150	50.1%
Rancho Cucamonga, CA	173,309	139	38.7%
Sherbrooke, QC	170,686	n/a
Oceanside, CA	173,829	138	38.1%
Cape Coral, FL	170,063	104	3.6%
Jackson, MS	172,039	78	22.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.