Shirley, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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24%

Overall NAT. AVG.

12%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

54%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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	Shirley	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	76	87	100
Goods & Services	89	102	100
Groceries	88	93	100
Health care	89	85	100
Housing	46	65	100
Transportation	93	92	100
Utilities	89	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Shirley is 13% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Shirley is 24% lower than the national average
Shirley housing is 54% lower than the national average
Arkansas general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Arkansas state income tax is 11% 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	$41,250	$3,438	$962	$1,238
Renters	$16,250	$1,354	$379	$488

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%	5.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Shirley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.00	$20.27	6.3%
Beauty Salon	$39.11	$40.39	3.2%
Toothpaste	$1.66	$2.36	29.5%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.08	18.2%
Movie	$10.41	$10.99	5.3%
Bowling	$17.50	$15.49	13.0%

Groceries

Item	Shirley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.96	$4.30	7.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.08	$1.40	22.8%
Milk	$1.79	$2.20	18.9%
Potatoes	$3.19	$3.22	0.8%
Pizza	$10.74	$10.74	0.0%
Beer	$9.16	$9.60	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Shirley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.83	$109.73	10.8%
Doctor	$107.44	$118.34	9.2%
Dentist	$85.00	$100.94	15.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.64	$9.93	13.0%
Lipitor	$441.10	$469.53	6.1%

Housing

Item	Shirley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$74,000.00	$184,700.00	59.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,028.05	$1,229.62	16.4%
Apartment Rent	$561.00	$949.00	40.9%

Transportation

Item	Shirley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.39	$2.71	11.8%
Tire Balancing	$51.88	$51.86	0.0%

Utilities

Item	Shirley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.60	$170.84	24.7%
Phone	$199.76	$187.18	6.7%

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.
Dennard, AR	397	74	25.6%
Leslie, AR	519	75	24.5%
Clinton, AR	2,565	78	21.6%
Greers Ferry, AR	926	83	17.0%
Fairfield Bay, AR	2,416	83	16.7%
Shirley, AR	369	76	23.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Calion, AR	369	75	25.3%
Farnhamville, IA	369	78	21.6%
Secor, IL	369	87	12.7%
Dunmor, KY	369	79	20.8%
Geneva, MN	369	88	12.2%
Shirley, AR	369	76	23.9%

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