Cost Of Living in Warren, 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	Warren	Arkansas	National
Cost of living	77	86	100
Goods & Services	88	98	100
Groceries	94	95	100
Health care	103	88	100
Housing	51	65	100
Transportation	88	90	100
Utilities	78	92	100

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The cost of living in Warren is 10% lower than the Arkansas average
The cost of living in Warren is 23% lower than the national average
Warren housing is 49% 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	$48,831	$4,069	$1,139	$1,465
Renters	$31,294	$2,608	$730	$939

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Warren is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Warren has a median income of about $48,831 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,139 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $31,294. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $730 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Warren	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.22	$24.26	4.3%
Beauty Salon	$46.11	$45.56	1.2%
Toothpaste	$3.52	$3.70	4.9%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$12.98	$12.13	7.0%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Warren	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.67	$1.57	6.2%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.17	$4.93	4.8%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$9.63	$10.41	7.5%

Health Care

Item	Warren	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.11	$125.68	12.4%
Doctor	$173.89	$135.78	28.1%
Dentist	$128.33	$113.29	13.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.39	$10.65	2.5%
Lipitor	$524.60	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	Warren	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$84,100.00	$184,700.00	54.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,477.84	$2,346.69	48.2%
Apartment Rent	$615.00	$949.00	35.2%

Transportation

Item	Warren	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.15	$3.46	9.0%
Tire Balancing	$56.44	$59.92	5.8%

Utilities

Item	Warren	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.52	$193.99	34.8%
Phone	$186.90	$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.
New Edinburg, AR	155	80	20.1%
Hermitage, AR	862	72	27.6%
Banks, AR	190	73	26.6%
Wilmar, AR	274	73	26.6%
Rye, AR	144	84	15.6%
Warren, AR	5,596	77	22.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Houghton Lake, MI	5,596	84	15.8%
Cheraw, SC	5,596	89	10.8%
Berryville, AR	5,594	85	15.0%
Edgerton, WI	5,594	100	0.2%
Milton, WI	5,594	100	0.2%
Warren, AR	5,596	77	22.6%

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 Warren, AR