Smackover, AR Cost Of Living

Smackover cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Smackover	Arkansas	National
Cost of living index	81	84	100
Index	Smackover	Arkansas	National
Goods & Services index	96	92	100
Groceries index	100	91	100
Health care index	85	88	100
Housing index	46	65	100
Transportation index	91	87	100
Utilities index	103	97	100

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The cost of living in Smackover is 3% lower than the Arkansas average.
The cost of living in Smackover is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Smackover is 54% lower than the national average.
Arkansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average.
Arkansas state income tax is 60% 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	$41,161	$3,430	$960	$1,235
Renters	$22,000	$1,833	$513	$660

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	0.9%	6.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Smackover	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.94	$16.09	0.9%
Beauty Salon	$29.12	$37.33	22.0%
Toothpaste	$2.19	$2.45	10.6%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.00	2.7%
Movie	$7.48	$10.28	27.3%
Bowling	$10.03	$4.93	103.4%

Groceries

Item	Smackover	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.07	$3.80	7.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.15	$1.40	17.8%
Milk	$2.20	$2.01	9.4%
Potatoes	$3.57	$3.01	18.6%
Pizza	$9.23	$9.89	6.6%
Beer	$8.55	$8.90	3.9%

Health Care

Item	Smackover	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$93.92	$102.16	8.1%
Doctor	$76.24	$108.36	29.6%
Dentist	$79.52	$92.53	14.1%
Ibuprofen	$8.41	$9.28	9.4%
Lipitor	$424.21	$425.82	0.4%

Housing

Item	Smackover	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$67,200.00	$184,700.00	63.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,066.65	$1,202.44	11.3%
Apartment Rent	$665.00	$949.00	29.9%

Transportation

Item	Smackover	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.04	$2.24	9.2%
Tire Balancing	$42.45	$46.29	8.3%

Utilities

Item	Smackover	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$131.00	$165.96	21.1%
Phone	$37.69	$28.68	31.4%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Louann, AR	130	78	-22%
Calion, AR	369	78	-22%
Camden, AR	11,515	78	-22%
Norphlet, AR	702	82	-18%
El Dorado, AR	18,393	83	-17%
Smackover, AR	1,968	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Questa, NM	1,968	84	-16%
Caney, KS	1,967	84	-16%
Dryden, NY	1,969	95	-5%
Clinton, NY	1,967	100	0%
Lone Pine, CA	1,967	109	9%
Smackover, AR	1,968	81	-19%

Source: The Smackover, AR cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Smackover, AR Cost of Living