Index | Pearl | Mississippi | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 84 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 89 | 94 | 100 |
Health care | 89 | 91 | 100 |
Housing | 69 | 63 | 100 |
Transportation | 87 | 90 | 100 |
Utilities | 104 | 95 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $50,978 | $4,248 | $1,189 | $1,529 |
Renters | $32,402 | $2,700 | $756 | $972 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Mississippi | 3% | 5% |
Item | Pearl | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $13.32 | $17.49 | 23.9% |
Beauty Salon | $23.38 | $38.17 | 38.8% |
Toothpaste | $3.06 | $2.32 | 31.8% |
Shampoo | $0.76 | $1.01 | 25.2% |
Movie | $9.08 | $10.72 | 15.3% |
Bowling | $7.08 | $13.86 | 48.9% |
Item | Pearl | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.35 | $3.90 | 37.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.05 | $1.40 | 24.8% |
Milk | $1.78 | $1.96 | 9.3% |
Potatoes | $2.36 | $3.18 | 25.9% |
Pizza | $9.32 | $10.39 | 10.3% |
Beer | $9.72 | $9.23 | 5.4% |
Item | Pearl | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $83.00 | $106.34 | 21.9% |
Doctor | $90.50 | $115.25 | 21.5% |
Dentist | $86.63 | $98.38 | 11.9% |
Ibuprofen | $7.97 | $9.26 | 13.9% |
Lipitor | $390.75 | $466.47 | 16.2% |
Item | Pearl | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $115,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 37.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $942.41 | $1,273.32 | 26.0% |
Apartment Rent | $792.00 | $949.00 | 16.5% |
Item | Pearl | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.01 | $2.59 | 22.5% |
Tire Balancing | $37.66 | $48.90 | 23.0% |
Item | Pearl | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $122.36 | $167.60 | 27.0% |
Phone | $40.59 | $163.42 | 75.2% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Robinhood, MS | 1,436 | 77 | -23% |
Jackson, MS | 172,039 | 83 | -17% |
Cleary, MS | 1,100 | 83 | -17% |
Terry, MS | 1,466 | 87 | -13% |
Richland, MS | 7,069 | 87 | -13% |
Pearl, MS | 26,344 | 86 | -14% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Independence, KY | 26,317 | 98 | -2% |
Edgewood, MD | 26,303 | 103 | 3% |
Greenville, TX | 26,303 | 81 | -19% |
Timberwood Park, TX | 26,388 | 113 | 13% |
Paradise, CA | 26,396 | 111 | 11% |
Pearl, MS | 26,344 | 86 | -14% |