Poyen, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 11%

Housing 56%

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	Poyen	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	84	87	100
Goods & Services	111	102	100
Groceries	94	93	100
Health care	92	85	100
Housing	44	65	100
Transportation	81	92	100
Utilities	97	92	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Poyen is 4% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Poyen is 16% lower than the national average
Poyen housing is 56% 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	$46,563	$3,880	$1,086	$1,397
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Poyen	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.24	$20.27	24.8%
Beauty Salon	$38.30	$40.39	5.2%
Toothpaste	$2.74	$2.36	16.2%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.08	11.1%
Movie	$10.00	$10.99	9.0%
Bowling	$14.69	$15.49	5.2%

Groceries

Item	Poyen	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.94	$4.30	8.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.09	$1.40	22.3%
Milk	$1.89	$2.20	14.0%
Potatoes	$2.71	$3.22	15.7%
Pizza	$14.97	$10.74	39.3%
Beer	$12.67	$9.60	32.0%

Health Care

Item	Poyen	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$151.54	$109.73	38.1%
Doctor	$93.87	$118.34	20.7%
Dentist	$78.04	$100.94	22.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$9.93	5.6%
Lipitor	$479.89	$469.53	2.2%

Housing

Item	Poyen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$42,900.00	$184,700.00	76.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,233.79	$1,229.62	0.3%
Apartment Rent	$867.00	$949.00	8.6%

Transportation

Item	Poyen	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.71	9.5%
Tire Balancing	$33.97	$51.86	34.5%

Utilities

Item	Poyen	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$152.49	$170.84	10.7%
Phone	$200.87	$187.18	7.3%

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.
Leola, AR	533	82	18.5%
Perla, AR	275	82	17.8%
Prattsville, AR	357	84	15.8%
Malvern, AR	10,937	85	15.0%
Traskwood, AR	395	87	13.4%
Poyen, AR	347	84	16.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nuiqsut, AK	347	112	12.2%
Jerome, AZ	347	113	13.1%
Poston, AZ	347	85	14.8%
Ransom, IL	347	88	11.6%
Sulphur Springs, IN	347	77	22.5%
Poyen, AR	347	84	16.4%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.