Morrison Bluff, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 36%

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	Morrison Bluff	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	82	84	100
Goods & Services	91	95	100
Groceries	91	90	100
Health care	82	86	100
Housing	64	65	100
Transportation	91	83	100
Utilities	91	91	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Morrison Bluff is 1% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Morrison Bluff is 18% lower than the national average
Morrison Bluff housing is 36% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$48,750	$4,063	$1,137	$1,463

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	Morrison Bluff	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.98	$17.49	2.8%
Beauty Salon	$32.46	$38.17	15.0%
Toothpaste	$1.49	$2.32	35.8%
Shampoo	$0.78	$1.01	22.9%
Movie	$10.00	$10.72	6.8%
Bowling	$17.50	$13.86	26.3%

Groceries

Item	Morrison Bluff	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.55	$3.90	9.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.06	$1.40	24.1%
Milk	$1.08	$1.96	45.0%
Potatoes	$2.88	$3.18	9.5%
Pizza	$8.00	$10.39	23.0%
Beer	$8.47	$9.23	8.2%

Health Care

Item	Morrison Bluff	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$67.50	$106.34	36.5%
Doctor	$82.50	$115.25	28.4%
Dentist	$82.50	$98.38	16.1%
Ibuprofen	$7.97	$9.26	13.9%
Lipitor	$454.00	$466.47	2.7%

Housing

Item	Morrison Bluff	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,000.00	$184,700.00	45.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$954.88	$1,273.32	25.0%
Apartment Rent	$825.00	$949.00	13.1%

Transportation

Item	Morrison Bluff	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.38	$2.59	8.0%
Tire Balancing	$45.00	$48.90	8.0%

Utilities

Item	Morrison Bluff	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.44	$167.60	19.8%
Phone	$190.30	$163.42	16.4%

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.
Hartman, AR	578	75	-25%
Coal Hill, AR	1,056	76	-24%
Denning, AR	195	77	-23%
Scranton, AR	185	77	-23%
Wiederkehr Village, AR	34	78	-22%
Morrison Bluff, AR	50	82	-18%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Freedom Acres, AZ	50	106	6%
St. George, WV	50	95	-5%
Northboro, IA	50	71	-29%
Hartly, DE	50	105	5%
Okahumpka, FL	50	94	-6%
Morrison Bluff, AR	50	82	-18%

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

Morrison Bluff, AR Cost of Living