Cost Of Living in Cruger, 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	Cruger	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	74	83	100
Goods & Services	95	92	100
Groceries	99	97	100
Health care	102	98	100
Housing	32	63	100
Transportation	81	88	100
Utilities	83	86	100

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The cost of living in Cruger is 11% lower than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Cruger is 26% lower than the national average
Cruger housing is 68% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Cruger	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.50	$24.26	7.3%
Beauty Salon	$41.67	$45.56	8.6%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.1%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.2%
Movie	$13.59	$12.13	12.0%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Cruger	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.19	$5.84	6.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.4%
Milk	$4.64	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$5.10	$4.93	3.3%
Pizza	$12.66	$12.09	4.7%
Beer	$9.66	$10.41	7.2%

Health Care

Item	Cruger	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.25	$125.68	15.5%
Doctor	$134.71	$135.78	0.8%
Dentist	$121.33	$113.29	7.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.31	$10.65	3.2%
Lipitor	$495.95	$468.60	5.8%

Housing

Item	Cruger	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$58,500.00	$184,700.00	68.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,763.83	$2,346.69	24.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Cruger	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.02	$3.46	12.7%
Tire Balancing	$38.33	$59.92	36.0%

Utilities

Item	Cruger	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$141.59	$193.99	27.0%
Phone	$187.62	$192.25	2.4%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tchula, MS	1,997	75	24.8%
Lexington, MS	1,573	76	23.9%
Itta Bena, MS	1,687	77	22.8%
Morgan City, MS	264	78	22.0%
Sidon, MS	322	79	21.4%
Cruger, MS	346	74	26.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Patterson, AR	346	75	25.2%
Crows Landing, CA	346	113	12.7%
Orick, CA	346	107	7.4%
Martinton, IL	346	84	15.7%
Glenview Hills, KY	346	144	44.5%
Cruger, MS	346	74	26.0%

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 Cruger, MS