Big Dickinson Lake, Little Rock, AR Cost Of Living

Big Dickinson Lake cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Big Dickinson Lake	Little Rock	Arkansas
Cost of living index	85	95	84
Index	Big Dickinson Lake	Little Rock	Arkansas
Goods & Services index	100	100	92
Groceries index	94	94	91
Health care index	93	93	88
Housing index	50	84	65
Transportation index	92	92	87
Utilities index	117	117	97

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The cost of living in Big Dickinson Lake is 1% higher than the Little Rock average.
The cost of living in Big Dickinson Lake is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Big Dickinson Lake is 50% lower than the national average.
Arkansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average.
Arkansas state income tax is 60% 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	0.9%	6.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.93	$16.09	7.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.20	$37.33	10.4%
Toothpaste	$1.63	$2.45	33.4%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.00	15.0%
Movie	$10.82	$10.28	5.3%
Bowling	$4.08	$4.93	17.3%

Groceries

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.46	$3.80	9.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.17	$1.40	16.0%
Milk	$2.15	$2.01	7.1%
Potatoes	$2.93	$3.01	2.6%
Pizza	$8.32	$9.89	15.8%
Beer	$9.36	$8.90	5.2%

Health Care

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.50	$102.16	24.1%
Doctor	$121.67	$108.36	12.3%
Dentist	$70.44	$92.53	23.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.25	$9.28	11.1%
Lipitor	$440.56	$425.82	3.5%

Housing

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$154,700.00	$184,700.00	16.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,181.93	$1,202.44	1.7%
Apartment Rent	$803.00	$949.00	15.4%

Transportation

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.08	$2.24	7.2%
Tire Balancing	$41.44	$46.29	10.5%

Utilities

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$140.50	$165.96	15.3%
Phone	$44.55	$28.68	55.3%

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.
Scott, AR	36	99	-1%
Hensley, AR	25	99	-1%
Salem city, AR	1,935	82	-18%
Wrightsville, AR	1,246	82	-18%
College Station, AR	598	83	-17%
Little Rock, AR	197,640	95	-5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Amarillo, TX	197,570	85	-15%
Glendale, CA	197,895	164	64%
Augusta, GA	196,784	87	-13%
Akron, OH	198,508	81	-19%
Shreveport, LA	198,571	88	-12%
Little Rock, AR	197,640	95	-5%

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 2017.

Big Dickinson Lake, Little Rock, AR Cost of Living