Midway, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 49%

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	Midway	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	82	84	100
Goods & Services	98	95	100
Groceries	99	90	100
Health care	98	86	100
Housing	51	65	100
Transportation	87	83	100
Utilities	86	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Midway is 3% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Midway is 18% lower than the national average
Midway housing is 49% 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)
Owners	$28,382	$2,365	$662	$852
Renters	$35,583	$2,965	$830	$1,068

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	Midway	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.40	$17.49	17.7%
Beauty Salon	$29.32	$38.17	23.2%
Toothpaste	$1.74	$2.32	25.0%
Shampoo	$0.99	$1.01	2.2%
Movie	$10.03	$10.72	6.5%
Bowling	$15.60	$13.86	12.5%

Groceries

Item	Midway	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.21	$3.90	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.17	$1.96	10.6%
Potatoes	$2.99	$3.18	6.1%
Pizza	$8.74	$10.39	15.9%
Beer	$8.79	$9.23	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Midway	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$98.00	$106.34	7.8%
Doctor	$106.67	$115.25	7.4%
Dentist	$95.20	$98.38	3.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.58	$9.26	3.4%
Lipitor	$500.58	$466.47	7.3%

Housing

Item	Midway	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$80,000.00	$184,700.00	56.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$823.03	$1,273.32	35.4%
Apartment Rent	$642.00	$949.00	32.3%

Transportation

Item	Midway	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.33	$2.59	10.1%
Tire Balancing	$41.39	$48.90	15.3%

Utilities

Item	Midway	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.27	$167.60	22.9%
Phone	$175.61	$163.42	7.5%

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.
Pontiac, MO	332	95	-5%
Summit, AR	430	80	-20%
Flippin, AR	1,468	80	-20%
Theodosia, MO	139	80	-20%
Gainesville, MO	790	80	-20%
Midway, AR	1,096	82	-18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Port Henry, NY	1,096	93	-7%
Shady Point, OK	1,096	74	-26%
Solomon, KS	1,095	80	-20%
Shellsburg, IA	1,097	95	-5%
Ray City, GA	1,095	84	-16%
Midway, AR	1,096	82	-18%

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

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