Newark, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

9%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

55%

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	Newark	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	83	87	100
Goods & Services	109	102	100
Groceries	96	93	100
Health care	81	85	100
Housing	45	65	100
Transportation	89	92	100
Utilities	89	92	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Newark is 5% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Newark is 17% lower than the national average
Newark housing is 55% 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	$41,902	$3,492	$978	$1,257
Renters	$23,523	$1,960	$549	$706

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	Newark	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.75	$20.27	17.4%
Beauty Salon	$23.33	$40.39	42.2%
Toothpaste	$1.85	$2.36	21.4%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.08	10.2%
Movie	$10.11	$10.99	8.0%
Bowling	$12.89	$15.49	16.8%

Groceries

Item	Newark	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.92	$4.30	8.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.40	0.0%
Milk	$1.29	$2.20	41.3%
Potatoes	$3.04	$3.22	5.7%
Pizza	$10.05	$10.74	6.4%
Beer	$10.02	$9.60	4.4%

Health Care

Item	Newark	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$100.00	$109.73	8.9%
Doctor	$100.71	$118.34	14.9%
Dentist	$77.06	$100.94	23.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.32	$9.93	6.2%
Lipitor	$336.15	$469.53	28.4%

Housing

Item	Newark	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$71,400.00	$184,700.00	61.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$953.59	$1,229.62	22.4%
Apartment Rent	$579.00	$949.00	39.0%

Transportation

Item	Newark	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.48	$2.71	8.5%
Tire Balancing	$44.54	$51.86	14.1%

Utilities

Item	Newark	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.32	$170.84	24.9%
Phone	$199.93	$187.18	6.8%

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.
Jacksonport, AR	129	79	20.7%
Magness, AR	175	80	20.1%
Sulphur Rock, AR	413	81	19.0%
Campbell Station, AR	249	82	17.9%
Tuckerman, AR	2,088	82	17.8%
Newark, AR	1,276	83	17.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Clarksville, IA	1,276	78	22.1%
Ragueneau, QC	1,276	n/a
Bethany, IL	1,275	79	20.8%
Culver, IN	1,275	87	12.5%
Clinton, KY	1,277	72	27.8%
Newark, AR	1,276	83	17.1%

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