Big Dickinson Lake, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 14%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 50%

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	86	96	87
Goods & Services	109	109	102
Groceries	92	92	93
Health care	83	83	85
Housing	50	84	65
Transportation	98	98	92
Utilities	96	96	92

Key findings

The cost of living in Big Dickinson Lake is 2% lower than the Little Rock average
The cost of living in Big Dickinson Lake is 14% 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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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)
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	$27.47	$20.27	35.5%
Beauty Salon	$51.64	$40.39	27.8%
Toothpaste	$1.95	$2.36	17.2%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	13.0%
Movie	$12.38	$10.99	12.7%
Bowling	$14.08	$15.49	9.1%

Groceries

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.86	$4.30	10.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.10	$1.40	21.6%
Milk	$1.85	$2.20	16.2%
Potatoes	$3.38	$3.22	5.0%
Pizza	$10.78	$10.74	0.4%
Beer	$9.82	$9.60	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.78	$109.73	18.2%
Doctor	$121.28	$118.34	2.5%
Dentist	$55.56	$100.94	45.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.21	$9.93	7.3%
Lipitor	$495.49	$469.53	5.5%

Housing

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$154,700.00	$184,700.00	16.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,186.82	$1,229.62	3.5%
Apartment Rent	$803.00	$949.00	15.4%

Transportation

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.41	$2.71	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$58.67	$51.86	13.1%

Utilities

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.28	$170.84	13.2%
Phone	$200.68	$187.18	7.2%

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.
Hensley, AR	25	101	1.1%
Scott, AR	36	101	1.1%
Salem city, AR	1,935	83	17.0%
Wrightsville, AR	1,246	83	16.7%
College Station, AR	598	84	16.3%
Little Rock, AR	197,640	96	4.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Amarillo, TX	197,570	83	16.5%
Burlington, ON	197,435	n/a
Glendale, CA	197,895	166	65.9%
Augusta, GA	196,784	81	18.6%
Akron, OH	198,508	85	15.5%
Little Rock, AR	197,640	96	4.0%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.

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