| Index | Lamar | Arkansas | National |
| Cost of living | 78 | 86 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 88 | 97 | 100 |
| Groceries | 94 | 94 | 100 |
| Health care | 81 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 54 | 67 | 100 |
| Transportation | 88 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 87 | 94 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $63,148 | $5,262 | $1,473 | $1,895 |
| Renters | $17,901 | $1,492 | $418 | $537 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Arkansas | 6.5% | 11.625% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Arkansas | 2% | 4.9% |
| Item | Lamar | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.44 | $27.62 | 15.1% |
| Beauty Salon | $45.67 | $51.11 | 10.6% |
| Toothpaste | $4.08 | $4.09 | 0.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.54 | 19.6% |
| Movie | $11.17 | $12.88 | 13.3% |
| Yoga | $15.33 | $19.66 | 22.0% |
| Item | Lamar | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.34 | $7.70 | 4.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.49 | $1.66 | 10.4% |
| Milk | $4.54 | $4.73 | 4.1% |
| Potatoes | $5.68 | $5.26 | 8.1% |
| Pizza | $11.00 | $12.76 | 13.8% |
| Beer | $10.23 | $10.55 | 3.0% |
| Item | Lamar | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $100.44 | $140.06 | 28.3% |
| Doctor | $107.00 | $153.82 | 30.4% |
| Dentist | $85.00 | $123.15 | 31.0% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.29 | $11.73 | 3.8% |
| Lipitor | $25.42 | $23.61 | 7.7% |
| Item | Lamar | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $188,119.00 | $326,622.00 | 42.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,149.04 | $2,480.25 | 13.4% |
| Apartment Rent | $642.00 | $1,444.00 | 55.5% |
| Item | Lamar | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.73 | $3.06 | 10.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $54.78 | $65.21 | 16.0% |
| Item | Lamar | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $165.27 | $220.12 | 24.9% |
| Phone | $207.29 | $195.71 | 5.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| New Blaine, AR | 74 | 88 | 11.7% |
| Hagarville, AR | 24 | 88 | 11.7% |
| Scranton, AR | 277 | 83 | 16.7% |
| Hartman, AR | 581 | 83 | 16.6% |
| Subiaco, AR | 499 | 85 | 14.8% |
| Lamar, AR | 1,752 | 78 | 22.1% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Voorhees, NJ | 1,752 | 120 | 19.8% |
| Chapin, SC | 1,752 | 98 | 2.4% |
| Burns, TN | 1,752 | 97 | 3.4% |
| Saint-Valérien-de-Milton, QC | 1,752 | n/a | |
| Randolph, ME | 1,753 | 95 | 5.2% |
| Lamar, AR | 1,752 | 78 | 22.1% |
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