Cost Of Living in Charleston, MS

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	Charleston	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	74	83	100
Goods & Services	86	92	100
Groceries	96	97	100
Health care	86	98	100
Housing	43	63	100
Transportation	89	88	100
Utilities	85	86	100

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The cost of living in Charleston is 11% lower than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Charleston is 26% lower than the national average
Charleston housing is 57% 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	$32,644	$2,720	$762	$979
Renters	$30,231	$2,519	$705	$907

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	Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.45	$24.26	3.4%
Beauty Salon	$26.75	$45.56	41.3%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.28	17.2%
Movie	$10.65	$12.13	12.3%
Bowling	$12.50	$18.00	30.6%

Groceries

Item	Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.01	$5.84	2.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.57	3.3%
Milk	$4.51	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.06	$4.93	2.5%
Pizza	$11.06	$12.09	8.5%
Beer	$9.17	$10.41	12.0%

Health Care

Item	Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.17	$125.68	4.4%
Doctor	$78.94	$135.78	41.9%
Dentist	$108.33	$113.29	4.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.05	$10.65	5.7%
Lipitor	$486.28	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$68,700.00	$184,700.00	62.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,755.69	$2,346.69	25.2%
Apartment Rent	$526.00	$949.00	44.6%

Transportation

Item	Charleston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.00	$3.46	13.4%
Tire Balancing	$57.33	$59.92	4.3%

Utilities

Item	Charleston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.63	$193.99	23.4%
Phone	$186.87	$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.
Tillatoba, MS	48	88	12.1%
Lambert, MS	1,159	74	25.7%
Crowder, MS	822	75	25.5%
Glendora, MS	146	80	20.3%
Oakland, MS	464	79	20.9%
Charleston, MS	2,651	74	25.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South Hutchinson, KS	2,651	86	14.5%
Le Center, MN	2,651	91	9.3%
Meredith, NH	2,651	127	26.9%
Hedwig Village, TX	2,651	216	116.0%
Tsuu T'ina Nation 145 (Sarcee 145), AB	2,651	n/a
Charleston, MS	2,651	74	25.7%

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 Charleston, MS