| Index | New Houlka | Mississippi | National |
| Cost of living | 74 | 83 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 86 | 92 | 100 |
| Groceries | 96 | 97 | 100 |
| Health care | 86 | 98 | 100 |
| Housing | 42 | 63 | 100 |
| Transportation | 89 | 88 | 100 |
| Utilities | 85 | 86 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $41,667 | $3,472 | $972 | $1,250 |
| Renters | $21,250 | $1,771 | $496 | $638 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Mississippi | 5% | 5% |
| Item | New Houlka | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $23.45 | $24.26 | 3.4% |
| Beauty Salon | $26.75 | $45.56 | 41.3% |
| Toothpaste | $3.71 | $3.70 | 0.3% |
| Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.28 | 17.2% |
| Movie | $10.65 | $12.13 | 12.3% |
| Bowling | $12.50 | $18.00 | 30.6% |
| Item | New Houlka | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $6.01 | $5.84 | 2.9% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.57 | 3.3% |
| Milk | $4.51 | $4.67 | 3.4% |
| Potatoes | $5.06 | $4.93 | 2.5% |
| Pizza | $11.06 | $12.09 | 8.5% |
| Beer | $9.17 | $10.41 | 12.0% |
| Item | New Houlka | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $120.17 | $125.68 | 4.4% |
| Doctor | $78.94 | $135.78 | 41.9% |
| Dentist | $108.33 | $113.29 | 4.4% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.05 | $10.65 | 5.7% |
| Lipitor | $486.28 | $468.60 | 3.8% |
| Item | New Houlka | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $69,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 62.4% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,755.69 | $2,346.69 | 25.2% |
| Apartment Rent | $488.00 | $949.00 | 48.6% |
| Item | New Houlka | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.00 | $3.46 | 13.4% |
| Tire Balancing | $57.33 | $59.92 | 4.3% |
| Item | New Houlka | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $148.63 | $193.99 | 23.4% |
| Phone | $186.87 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Vardaman, MS | 1,215 | 74 | 26.3% |
| Houston, MS | 3,426 | 76 | 24.0% |
| Pontotoc, MS | 6,070 | 84 | 15.7% |
| Algoma, MS | 697 | 88 | 11.7% |
| New Houlka, MS | 497 | 74 | 26.0% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Angoon, AK | 497 | 110 | 10.1% |
| Cohasset, CA | 497 | 137 | 37.3% |
| Bird City, KS | 497 | 76 | 23.7% |
| Secretary, MD | 497 | 100 | 0.4% |
| Ghent, MN | 497 | 87 | 13.2% |
| New Houlka, MS | 497 | 74 | 26.0% |
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