Cost Of Living in Arkansas City, AR

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	Arkansas City	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	75	86	100
Goods & Services	88	98	100
Groceries	94	95	100
Health care	103	88	100
Housing	44	65	100
Transportation	88	90	100
Utilities	78	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Arkansas City is 12% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Arkansas City is 25% lower than the national average
Arkansas City housing is 56% lower than the national average
Arkansas general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Arkansas state income tax is 23% 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	$34,750	$2,896	$811	$1,043
Renters	$28,958	$2,413	$676	$869

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%	4.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Arkansas City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.22	$24.26	4.3%
Beauty Salon	$46.11	$45.56	1.2%
Toothpaste	$3.52	$3.70	4.9%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$12.98	$12.13	7.0%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Arkansas City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.17	$4.93	4.8%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$9.63	$10.41	7.5%

Health Care

Item	Arkansas City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.11	$125.68	12.4%
Doctor	$173.89	$135.78	28.1%
Dentist	$128.33	$113.29	13.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.39	$10.65	2.5%
Lipitor	$524.60	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	Arkansas City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$68,100.00	$184,700.00	63.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,477.84	$2,346.69	48.2%
Apartment Rent	$578.00	$949.00	39.1%

Transportation

Item	Arkansas City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.15	$3.46	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$56.44	$59.92	5.8%

Utilities

Item	Arkansas City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.52	$193.99	34.8%
Phone	$186.90	$192.25	2.8%

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.
Reed, AR	118	79	21.4%
Tillar, AR	223	82	17.8%
Metcalfe, MS	953	74	25.6%
Dermott, AR	2,807	75	24.9%
Beulah, MS	445	83	16.8%
Arkansas City, AR	487	75	24.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Smartsville, CA	487	132	31.9%
Yettem, CA	487	105	5.0%
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO	487	125	25.4%
Lyerly, GA	487	77	22.5%
Paauilo, HI	487	148	47.8%
Arkansas City, AR	487	75	24.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Arkansas City, AR