Long Beach, Mississippi Cost Of Living

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6%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

15%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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	Long Beach	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	94	82	100
Goods & Services	99	91	100
Groceries	96	92	100
Health care	104	95	100
Housing	85	63	100
Transportation	94	86	100
Utilities	94	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Long Beach is 14% higher than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Long Beach is 6% lower than the national average
Long Beach housing is 15% lower than the national average
Mississippi general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Mississippi state income tax is 100% 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)
Owners	$58,472	$4,873	$1,364	$1,754
Renters	$45,745	$3,812	$1,067	$1,372

The affordability of the housing market in Long Beach, MS as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Long Beach homeowners, the median income is $58,472. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,364 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $45,745. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $1,067 for their rent related monthly costs.

Mississippi Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Mississippi	7%	7.25%

Mississippi Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Mississippi	0%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Long Beach	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.76	$20.27	7.3%
Beauty Salon	$43.15	$40.39	6.8%
Toothpaste	$2.05	$2.36	13.0%
Shampoo	$1.12	$1.08	4.2%
Movie	$10.51	$10.99	4.4%
Bowling	$19.25	$15.49	24.3%

Groceries

Item	Long Beach	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.41	$4.30	2.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.11	$1.40	20.6%
Milk	$2.11	$2.20	4.1%
Potatoes	$3.73	$3.22	15.7%
Pizza	$9.61	$10.74	10.5%
Beer	$8.42	$9.60	12.3%

Health Care

Item	Long Beach	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.51	$109.73	20.2%
Doctor	$120.61	$118.34	1.9%
Dentist	$110.15	$100.94	9.1%
Ibuprofen	$11.36	$9.93	14.3%
Lipitor	$493.37	$469.53	5.1%

Housing

Item	Long Beach	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$143,900.00	$184,700.00	22.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,134.36	$1,229.62	7.7%
Apartment Rent	$955.00	$949.00	0.6%

Transportation

Item	Long Beach	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.40	$2.71	11.3%
Tire Balancing	$52.63	$51.86	1.5%

Utilities

Item	Long Beach	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.25	$170.84	8.5%
Phone	$183.61	$187.18	1.9%

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.
Waveland, MS	6,454	89	11.1%
Gulfport, MS	71,265	89	10.9%
Bay St. Louis, MS	11,448	92	7.6%
Pass Christian, MS	5,302	94	6.5%
Lyman, MS	2,421	94	6.1%
Long Beach, MS	15,450	94	6.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Roanoke Rapids, NC	15,454	86	14.0%
Franklin Park, NJ	15,454	122	21.7%
Jamestown, ND	15,441	90	9.8%
Lamont, CA	15,439	97	3.3%
Eden, NC	15,434	79	21.0%
Long Beach, MS	15,450	94	6.5%

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