Whelen Springs, Arkansas Cost Of Living

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23%

Overall NAT. AVG.

11%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

80%

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	Whelen Springs	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	77	87	100
Goods & Services	111	102	100
Groceries	94	93	100
Health care	92	85	100
Housing	20	65	100
Transportation	81	92	100
Utilities	97	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Whelen Springs is 12% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Whelen Springs is 23% lower than the national average
Whelen Springs housing is 80% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$32,500	$2,708	$758	$975
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%	5.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Whelen Springs	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.24	$20.27	24.8%
Beauty Salon	$38.30	$40.39	5.2%
Toothpaste	$2.74	$2.36	16.2%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.08	11.1%
Movie	$10.00	$10.99	9.0%
Bowling	$14.69	$15.49	5.2%

Groceries

Item	Whelen Springs	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.94	$4.30	8.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.09	$1.40	22.3%
Milk	$1.89	$2.20	14.0%
Potatoes	$2.71	$3.22	15.7%
Pizza	$14.97	$10.74	39.3%
Beer	$12.67	$9.60	32.0%

Health Care

Item	Whelen Springs	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$151.54	$109.73	38.1%
Doctor	$93.87	$118.34	20.7%
Dentist	$78.04	$100.94	22.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$9.93	5.6%
Lipitor	$479.89	$469.53	2.2%

Housing

Item	Whelen Springs	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$37,500.00	$184,700.00	79.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,233.79	$1,229.62	0.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Whelen Springs	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.71	9.5%
Tire Balancing	$33.97	$51.86	34.5%

Utilities

Item	Whelen Springs	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$152.49	$170.84	10.7%
Phone	$200.87	$187.18	7.3%

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.
Okolona, AR	122	77	23.0%
Reader, AR	155	77	22.7%
Bluff City, AR	93	79	21.4%
Chidester, AR	294	79	21.4%
Cale, AR	97	74	25.8%
Whelen Springs, AR	29	77	23.4%

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Whelen Springs, AR	29	77	23.4%

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