Cost Of Living in Moro, 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	Moro	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	79	86	100
Goods & Services	94	98	100
Groceries	100	95	100
Health care	87	88	100
Housing	45	65	100
Transportation	88	90	100
Utilities	90	92	100

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The cost of living in Moro is 8% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Moro is 21% lower than the national average
Moro housing is 55% 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	$37,813	$3,151	$882	$1,135
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%	4.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Moro	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.94	$24.26	11.0%
Beauty Salon	$41.92	$45.56	8.0%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.1%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.1%
Movie	$11.99	$12.13	1.2%
Bowling	$13.75	$18.00	23.6%

Groceries

Item	Moro	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.0%
Milk	$4.71	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$5.15	$4.93	4.3%
Pizza	$10.66	$12.09	11.8%
Beer	$9.95	$10.41	4.4%

Health Care

Item	Moro	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.39	$125.68	38.4%
Doctor	$124.94	$135.78	8.0%
Dentist	$91.51	$113.29	19.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.19	$10.65	4.4%
Lipitor	$518.09	$468.60	10.6%

Housing

Item	Moro	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$74,300.00	$184,700.00	59.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,240.45	$2,346.69	4.5%
Apartment Rent	$545.00	$949.00	42.6%

Transportation

Item	Moro	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.14	$3.46	9.3%
Tire Balancing	$55.67	$59.92	7.1%

Utilities

Item	Moro	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.38	$193.99	15.8%
Phone	$192.72	$192.25	0.2%

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.
Fargo, AR	103	100	0.2%
Cotton Plant, AR	507	76	23.6%
Aubrey, AR	155	73	26.8%
Haynes, AR	120	74	26.4%
Wheatley, AR	615	75	24.8%
Moro, AR	261	79	21.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Acampo, CA	261	114	14.2%
Lineville, IA	261	76	24.3%
Shamrock Lakes, IN	261	93	6.8%
Belfry, KY	261	97	3.5%
Smith Island, MD	261	89	11.1%
Moro, AR	261	79	21.1%

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 Moro, AR