Cost Of Living in Myrtle, 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	Myrtle	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	80	83	100
Goods & Services	86	92	100
Groceries	96	97	100
Health care	86	98	100
Housing	61	63	100
Transportation	89	88	100
Utilities	85	86	100

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The cost of living in Myrtle is 4% lower than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Myrtle is 20% lower than the national average
Myrtle housing is 39% 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	$56,250	$4,688	$1,312	$1,688
Renters	$40,357	$3,363	$942	$1,211

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	Myrtle	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	Myrtle	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	Myrtle	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	Myrtle	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$92,900.00	$184,700.00	49.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,755.69	$2,346.69	25.2%
Apartment Rent	$830.00	$949.00	12.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Myrtle	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.
Blue Mountain, MS	1,222	73	26.8%
Hickory Flat, MS	668	74	26.4%
Potts Camp, MS	438	77	23.0%
Ecru, MS	1,321	79	21.4%
Ripley, MS	5,268	79	21.0%
Myrtle, MS	518	80	20.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ferndale, FL	518	114	13.8%
Kaneville, IL	518	110	10.1%
Elizabethtown, IN	518	84	15.7%
Parkerfield, KS	518	89	11.1%
Crestview, KY	518	97	3.4%
Myrtle, MS	518	80	20.1%

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 Myrtle, MS