Mount Pleasant, Missouri Cost Of Living

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Overall 23%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 59%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Mount Pleasant	St. Louis	Missouri
Cost of living	77	85	90
Goods & Services	90	90	94
Groceries	100	100	98
Health care	89	89	96
Housing	41	70	78
Transportation	86	86	94
Utilities	94	94	95

Key findings

The cost of living in Mount Pleasant is 14% lower than the St. Louis average
The cost of living in Mount Pleasant is 23% lower than the national average
Mount Pleasant housing is 59% lower than the national average
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average
Missouri state income tax is 39% 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)
Household	$21,027	$1,752	$491	$631

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	1.5%	5.4%

Goods & Services

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.12	$20.27	10.6%
Beauty Salon	$36.88	$40.39	8.7%
Toothpaste	$2.33	$2.36	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.13	$1.08	4.7%
Movie	$10.31	$10.99	6.1%
Bowling	$15.50	$15.49	0.1%

Groceries

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.99	$4.30	7.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.40	17.4%
Milk	$1.78	$2.20	19.2%
Potatoes	$2.97	$3.22	7.6%
Pizza	$9.94	$10.74	7.4%
Beer	$9.32	$9.60	2.9%

Health Care

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$74.63	$109.73	32.0%
Doctor	$81.57	$118.34	31.1%
Dentist	$95.49	$100.94	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.23	$9.93	13.1%
Lipitor	$472.52	$469.53	0.6%

Housing

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$120,900.00	$184,700.00	34.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$911.67	$1,229.62	25.9%
Apartment Rent	$759.00	$949.00	20.0%

Transportation

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.51	$2.71	7.4%
Tire Balancing	$39.30	$51.86	24.2%

Utilities

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$146.59	$170.84	14.2%
Phone	$197.28	$187.18	5.4%

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.
Paderborn, IL	44	92	-8%
Champ, MO	7	101	1%
Floraville, IL	0	92	-8%
Brooklyn, IL	740	72	-28%
Alorton, IL	1,908	74	-26%
St. Louis, MO	316,030	85	-15%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Riverside, CA	318,678	121	21%
Corpus Christi, TX	320,050	91	-9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY	311,529	94	-6%
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	93	-7%
Stockton, CA	301,443	109	9%
St. Louis, MO	316,030	85	-15%

Source: The Mount Pleasant, St. Louis, MO cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.

Mount Pleasant, St. Louis, MO Cost of Living