Rye, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 11%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 40%

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	Rye	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	89	87	100
Goods & Services	109	102	100
Groceries	92	93	100
Health care	83	85	100
Housing	60	65	100
Transportation	98	92	100
Utilities	96	92	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Rye is 2% higher than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Rye is 11% lower than the national average
Rye housing is 40% 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	$66,875	$5,573	$1,560	$2,006
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	Rye	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.47	$20.27	35.5%
Beauty Salon	$51.64	$40.39	27.8%
Toothpaste	$1.95	$2.36	17.2%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.08	13.0%
Movie	$12.38	$10.99	12.7%
Bowling	$14.08	$15.49	9.1%

Groceries

Item	Rye	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.86	$4.30	10.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.10	$1.40	21.6%
Milk	$1.85	$2.20	16.2%
Potatoes	$3.38	$3.22	5.0%
Pizza	$10.78	$10.74	0.4%
Beer	$9.82	$9.60	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Rye	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.78	$109.73	18.2%
Doctor	$121.28	$118.34	2.5%
Dentist	$55.56	$100.94	45.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.21	$9.93	7.3%
Lipitor	$495.49	$469.53	5.5%

Housing

Item	Rye	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$110,200.00	$184,700.00	40.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,186.82	$1,229.62	3.5%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Rye	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.41	$2.71	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$58.67	$51.86	13.1%

Utilities

Item	Rye	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.28	$170.84	13.2%
Phone	$200.68	$187.18	7.2%

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.
New Edinburg, AR	469	82	18.4%
Woodlawn, AR	192	82	18.1%
Rison, AR	1,262	84	16.2%
Warren, AR	5,804	78	22.3%
Star City, AR	2,145	85	15.2%
Rye, AR	156	89	11.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Port Alsworth, AK	156	131	31.1%
Winthrop, AR	156	77	22.7%
Randsburg, CA	156	86	13.9%
Daisy, GA	156	78	22.0%
Girard, GA	156	73	27.2%
Rye, AR	156	89	11.3%

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