Cost Of Living in Walnut, MS

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22%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

55%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Walnut	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	78	83	100
Goods & Services	94	92	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	87	98	100
Housing	45	63	100
Transportation	89	88	100
Utilities	86	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Walnut is 6% lower than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Walnut is 22% lower than the national average
Walnut housing is 55% lower than the national average
Mississippi general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Mississippi state income tax is 93% higher 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	$60,500	$5,042	$1,412	$1,815
Renters	$15,481	$1,290	$361	$464

Mississippi Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Mississippi	7%	7.25%

Mississippi Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Mississippi	5%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Walnut	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.01	$24.26	1.0%
Beauty Salon	$33.55	$45.56	26.4%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.9%
Movie	$11.93	$12.13	1.7%
Bowling	$12.50	$18.00	30.6%

Groceries

Item	Walnut	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$5.03	$4.93	1.9%
Pizza	$12.00	$12.09	0.7%
Beer	$9.74	$10.41	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Walnut	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.08	$125.68	1.1%
Doctor	$138.39	$135.78	1.9%
Dentist	$86.67	$113.29	23.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.10	$10.65	5.2%
Lipitor	$338.33	$468.60	27.8%

Housing

Item	Walnut	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$65,500.00	$184,700.00	64.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,691.70	$2,346.69	27.9%
Apartment Rent	$652.00	$949.00	31.3%

Transportation

Item	Walnut	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.15	$3.46	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$50.50	$59.92	15.7%

Utilities

Item	Walnut	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.29	$193.99	23.6%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

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.
Falkner, MS	921	77	23.0%
Hickory Valley, TN	86	80	20.1%
Ashland, MS	492	77	22.6%
Grand Junction, TN	388	81	19.1%
Saulsbury, TN	250	82	18.3%
Walnut, MS	1,253	78	22.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Galena, IN	1,253	101	1.3%
Edina, MO	1,253	82	18.0%
Creighton, NE	1,253	81	19.2%
Munday, TX	1,253	75	25.0%
Orangeville, UT	1,253	94	5.8%
Walnut, MS	1,253	78	22.0%