Lavaca, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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15%

Overall NAT. AVG.

7%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

36%

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	Lavaca	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	85	87	100
Goods & Services	93	102	100
Groceries	95	93	100
Health care	79	85	100
Housing	64	65	100
Transportation	100	92	100
Utilities	92	92	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Lavaca is 3% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Lavaca is 15% lower than the national average
Lavaca housing is 36% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$59,844	$4,987	$1,396	$1,795
Renters	$29,960	$2,497	$699	$899

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	Lavaca	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.28	$20.27	9.8%
Beauty Salon	$35.78	$40.39	11.4%
Toothpaste	$2.32	$2.36	1.8%
Shampoo	$0.96	$1.08	10.5%
Movie	$10.89	$10.99	0.9%
Bowling	$16.17	$15.49	4.4%

Groceries

Item	Lavaca	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.98	$4.30	15.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.04	$1.40	25.7%
Milk	$2.90	$2.20	31.6%
Potatoes	$3.52	$3.22	9.3%
Pizza	$7.90	$10.74	26.5%
Beer	$9.38	$9.60	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Lavaca	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$73.06	$109.73	33.4%
Doctor	$81.11	$118.34	31.5%
Dentist	$72.78	$100.94	27.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.87	$9.93	0.6%
Lipitor	$467.63	$469.53	0.4%

Housing

Item	Lavaca	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$107,600.00	$184,700.00	41.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$941.09	$1,229.62	23.5%
Apartment Rent	$735.00	$949.00	22.6%

Transportation

Item	Lavaca	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.66	$2.71	1.8%
Tire Balancing	$52.89	$51.86	2.0%

Utilities

Item	Lavaca	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.96	$170.84	21.0%
Phone	$202.06	$187.18	8.0%

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.
Moffett, OK	140	75	25.0%
Branch, AR	363	78	22.0%
Arkoma, OK	1,912	78	21.9%
Mulberry, AR	1,772	80	19.9%
Booneville, AR	3,934	81	19.4%
Lavaca, AR	2,592	85	15.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
West Union, IA	2,592	77	23.5%
Lewiston, NY	2,592	90	9.8%
Greater Madawaska, ON	2,592	n/a
Eddyville, KY	2,591	84	15.9%
Gervais, OR	2,591	105	4.9%
Lavaca, AR	2,592	85	15.5%

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