Cost Of Living in Tupelo, OK

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	Tupelo	Oklahoma	National
Cost of living	77	86	100
Goods & Services	87	91	100
Groceries	93	94	100
Health care	105	93	100
Housing	40	69	100
Transportation	98	93	100
Utilities	97	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Tupelo is 11% lower than the Oklahoma average
The cost of living in Tupelo is 23% lower than the national average
Tupelo housing is 60% lower than the national average
Oklahoma general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
Oklahoma state income tax is 90% 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	$40,469	$3,372	$944	$1,214
Renters	$29,167	$2,431	$681	$875

Oklahoma Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Oklahoma	4.5%	11%

Oklahoma Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Oklahoma	0.25%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Tupelo	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.23	$24.26	12.5%
Beauty Salon	$25.86	$45.56	43.2%
Toothpaste	$3.53	$3.70	4.7%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.6%
Movie	$9.91	$12.13	18.4%
Bowling	$11.09	$18.00	38.4%

Groceries

Item	Tupelo	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.98	$5.84	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.2%
Milk	$4.59	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$4.94	$4.93	0.1%
Pizza	$12.95	$12.09	7.2%
Beer	$10.20	$10.41	2.0%

Health Care

Item	Tupelo	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.18	$125.68	22.7%
Doctor	$94.89	$135.78	30.1%
Dentist	$112.76	$113.29	0.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.13	$10.65	4.9%
Lipitor	$443.26	$468.60	5.4%

Housing

Item	Tupelo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$49,300.00	$184,700.00	73.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,463.20	$2,346.69	37.6%
Apartment Rent	$689.00	$949.00	27.4%

Transportation

Item	Tupelo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.16	$3.46	8.8%
Tire Balancing	$45.14	$59.92	24.7%

Utilities

Item	Tupelo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$192.91	$193.99	0.6%
Phone	$194.09	$192.25	1.0%

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.
Connerville, OK	147	92	7.9%
Bromide, OK	144	70	29.7%
Centrahoma, OK	62	71	29.5%
Stonewall, OK	503	75	24.8%
Clarita, OK	144	78	22.1%
Tupelo, OK	324	77	23.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shaktoolik, AK	324	114	14.5%
Etowah, AR	324	77	23.1%
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Las Flores CDP (Tehama County), CA	324	111	10.6%
Stonefort, IL	324	83	17.0%
Tupelo, OK	324	77	23.4%

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 Tupelo, OK