Big Dickinson Lake, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 17%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 50%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Big Dickinson Lake	Little Rock	Arkansas
Cost of living	83	93	84
Goods & Services	101	101	95
Groceries	91	91	90
Health care	92	92	86
Housing	50	84	65
Transportation	96	96	83
Utilities	96	96	91

Key findings

The cost of living in Big Dickinson Lake is 1% lower than the Little Rock average
The cost of living in Big Dickinson Lake is 17% lower than the national average
Big Dickinson Lake housing is 50% 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)
Household	$28,528	$2,377	$666	$856

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	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.80	$17.49	15.4%
Beauty Salon	$40.20	$38.17	5.3%
Toothpaste	$1.74	$2.32	25.0%
Shampoo	$0.78	$1.01	22.9%
Movie	$12.00	$10.72	11.9%
Bowling	$13.00	$13.86	6.2%

Groceries

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.75	$3.90	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.14	$1.40	18.3%
Milk	$1.89	$1.96	3.7%
Potatoes	$3.23	$3.18	1.5%
Pizza	$9.79	$10.39	5.8%
Beer	$9.65	$9.23	4.6%

Health Care

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.00	$106.34	3.4%
Doctor	$133.00	$115.25	15.4%
Dentist	$66.33	$98.38	32.6%
Ibuprofen	$7.98	$9.26	13.8%
Lipitor	$490.14	$466.47	5.1%

Housing

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$154,700.00	$184,700.00	16.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,261.70	$1,273.32	0.9%
Apartment Rent	$803.00	$949.00	15.4%

Transportation

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.31	$2.59	10.7%
Tire Balancing	$54.00	$48.90	10.4%

Utilities

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$149.48	$167.60	10.8%
Phone	$188.02	$163.42	15.1%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hensley, AR	25	97	-3%
Scott, AR	36	97	-3%
Salem city, AR	1,935	80	-20%
Wrightsville, AR	1,246	80	-20%
College Station, AR	598	81	-19%
Little Rock, AR	197,640	93	-7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Amarillo, TX	197,570	84	-16%
Glendale, CA	197,895	165	65%
Augusta, GA	196,784	87	-13%
Akron, OH	198,508	84	-16%
Shreveport, LA	198,571	88	-12%
Little Rock, AR	197,640	93	-7%

Source: The Big Dickinson Lake, Little Rock, AR cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Big Dickinson Lake, Little Rock, AR Cost of Living