Index | West Hattiesburg | Mississippi | National |
Cost of living | 92 | 83 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 92 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 106 | 98 | 100 |
Housing | 83 | 63 | 100 |
Transportation | 93 | 88 | 100 |
Utilities | 89 | 86 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $72,270 | $6,023 | $1,686 | $2,168 |
Renters | $20,028 | $1,669 | $467 | $601 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Mississippi | 5% | 5% |
Item | West Hattiesburg | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $24.75 | $24.26 | 2.0% |
Beauty Salon | $45.72 | $45.56 | 0.4% |
Toothpaste | $3.59 | $3.70 | 3.0% |
Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.28 | 8.4% |
Movie | $10.62 | $12.13 | 12.4% |
Bowling | $17.33 | $18.00 | 3.7% |
Item | West Hattiesburg | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.76 | $5.84 | 1.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.74 | $1.57 | 10.7% |
Milk | $4.55 | $4.67 | 2.5% |
Potatoes | $5.16 | $4.93 | 4.6% |
Pizza | $11.24 | $12.09 | 7.0% |
Beer | $9.16 | $10.41 | 12.0% |
Item | West Hattiesburg | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $122.28 | $125.68 | 2.7% |
Doctor | $128.94 | $135.78 | 5.0% |
Dentist | $138.76 | $113.29 | 22.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.07 | $10.65 | 5.4% |
Lipitor | $491.22 | $468.60 | 4.8% |
Item | West Hattiesburg | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $151,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 17.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,663.88 | $2,346.69 | 29.1% |
Apartment Rent | $813.00 | $949.00 | 14.3% |
Item | West Hattiesburg | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.08 | $3.46 | 11.0% |
Tire Balancing | $60.67 | $59.92 | 1.2% |
Item | West Hattiesburg | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $162.85 | $193.99 | 16.1% |
Phone | $187.62 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rawls Springs, MS | 1,708 | 81 | 18.8% |
Purvis, MS | 2,198 | 86 | 13.5% |
Hattiesburg, MS | 46,010 | 87 | 12.9% |
Glendale, MS | 1,483 | 88 | 12.1% |
Petal, MS | 10,624 | 90 | 9.6% |
West Hattiesburg, MS | 5,944 | 92 | 8.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Fort Lee, VA | 5,944 | 124 | 23.9% |
Southold, NY | 5,946 | 162 | 61.6% |
Kingston, TN | 5,946 | 90 | 9.7% |
Geneva, OH | 5,947 | 87 | 13.4% |
Columbia, MS | 5,940 | 81 | 18.5% |
West Hattiesburg, MS | 5,944 | 92 | 8.2% |