| Index | Mount Pleasant | Arkansas | National |
| Cost of living | 79 | 86 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 91 | 97 | 100 |
| Groceries | 93 | 94 | 100 |
| Health care | 87 | 87 | 100 |
| Housing | 47 | 67 | 100 |
| Transportation | 90 | 90 | 100 |
| Utilities | 99 | 94 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $68,365 | $5,697 | $1,595 | $2,051 |
| Renters | $43,844 | $3,654 | $1,023 | $1,315 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Arkansas | 6.5% | 11.625% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Arkansas | 2% | 4.9% |
| Item | Mount Pleasant | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.50 | $27.62 | 14.9% |
| Beauty Salon | $29.33 | $51.11 | 42.6% |
| Toothpaste | $4.15 | $4.09 | 1.4% |
| Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.54 | 19.6% |
| Movie | $12.92 | $12.88 | 0.3% |
| Yoga | $11.00 | $19.66 | 44.1% |
| Item | Mount Pleasant | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $7.45 | $7.70 | 3.3% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.45 | $1.66 | 12.8% |
| Milk | $4.50 | $4.73 | 4.9% |
| Potatoes | $5.65 | $5.26 | 7.5% |
| Pizza | $10.04 | $12.76 | 21.3% |
| Beer | $10.15 | $10.55 | 3.8% |
| Item | Mount Pleasant | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $99.44 | $140.06 | 29.0% |
| Doctor | $165.11 | $153.82 | 7.3% |
| Dentist | $87.66 | $123.15 | 28.8% |
| Ibuprofen | $11.05 | $11.73 | 5.8% |
| Lipitor | $20.19 | $23.61 | 14.5% |
| Item | Mount Pleasant | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $156,120.00 | $326,622.00 | 52.2% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,661.89 | $2,480.25 | 33.0% |
| Apartment Rent | $673.00 | $1,444.00 | 53.4% |
| Item | Mount Pleasant | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $2.76 | $3.06 | 9.8% |
| Tire Balancing | $57.49 | $65.21 | 11.8% |
| Item | Mount Pleasant | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $209.32 | $220.12 | 4.9% |
| Phone | $207.46 | $195.71 | 6.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Sidney, AR | 147 | 74 | 25.7% |
| Franklin, AR | 121 | 75 | 25.3% |
| Cushman, AR | 444 | 76 | 23.7% |
| Evening Shade, AR | 358 | 78 | 22.1% |
| Melbourne, AR | 1,710 | 79 | 21.3% |
| Mount Pleasant, AR | 406 | 79 | 21.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Sparland, IL | 406 | 88 | 11.6% |
| South Haven, KS | 406 | 73 | 27.2% |
| Port Vincent, LA | 406 | 99 | 0.9% |
| Downing, MO | 406 | 74 | 26.1% |
| Ekalaka, MT | 406 | 85 | 14.6% |
| Mount Pleasant, AR | 406 | 79 | 21.4% |
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