Metcalfe, Mississippi Cost Of Living

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24%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

60%

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	Metcalfe	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	76	82	100
Goods & Services	96	91	100
Groceries	91	92	100
Health care	101	95	100
Housing	40	63	100
Transportation	89	86	100
Utilities	81	91	100

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The cost of living in Metcalfe is 7% lower than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Metcalfe is 24% lower than the national average
Metcalfe housing is 60% lower than the national average
Mississippi general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Mississippi state income tax is 22% higher 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	$27,578	$2,298	$643	$827
Renters	$14,875	$1,240	$347	$446

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	3%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Metcalfe	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.69	$20.27	2.1%
Beauty Salon	$33.28	$40.39	17.6%
Toothpaste	$2.22	$2.36	6.0%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.08	0.3%
Movie	$9.79	$10.99	10.9%
Bowling	$14.08	$15.49	9.1%

Groceries

Item	Metcalfe	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.14	$4.30	3.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.17	$1.40	16.4%
Milk	$2.07	$2.20	5.9%
Potatoes	$2.70	$3.22	16.1%
Pizza	$10.32	$10.74	3.9%
Beer	$8.64	$9.60	10.0%

Health Care

Item	Metcalfe	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.42	$109.73	0.3%
Doctor	$127.52	$118.34	7.8%
Dentist	$92.64	$100.94	8.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.66	$9.93	7.4%
Lipitor	$492.90	$469.53	5.0%

Housing

Item	Metcalfe	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$59,600.00	$184,700.00	67.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,005.33	$1,229.62	18.2%
Apartment Rent	$554.00	$949.00	41.6%

Transportation

Item	Metcalfe	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.36	$2.71	12.9%
Tire Balancing	$47.97	$51.86	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Metcalfe	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$115.56	$170.84	32.4%
Phone	$183.56	$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.
Benoit, MS	460	75	25.4%
Arcola, MS	357	71	29.4%
Arkansas City, AR	548	75	24.9%
Shaw, MS	1,750	71	28.6%
Leland, MS	4,254	74	25.9%
Metcalfe, MS	1,015	76	23.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ty Ty, GA	1,015	82	17.8%
Hamel, IL	1,015	91	9.0%
Brook, IN	1,015	82	18.4%
Cordry Sweetwater Lakes, IN	1,015	100	0.3%
East Sparta, OH	1,015	86	13.9%
Metcalfe, MS	1,015	76	23.6%

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