Cost Of Living in Arlington, AZ

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	Arlington	Arizona	National
Cost of living	107	101	100
Goods & Services	102	104	100
Groceries	98	102	100
Health care	87	94	100
Housing	117	97	100
Transportation	95	106	100
Utilities	124	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Arlington is 6% higher than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Arlington is 7% higher than the national average
Arlington housing is 17% higher than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 4% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.5%	2.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.78	$24.26	10.4%
Beauty Salon	$54.44	$45.56	19.5%
Toothpaste	$3.44	$3.70	7.0%
Shampoo	$1.39	$1.28	8.3%
Movie	$9.96	$12.13	17.9%
Bowling	$15.56	$18.00	13.6%

Groceries

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.08	$5.84	4.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.57	6.6%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.1%
Potatoes	$4.66	$4.93	5.6%
Pizza	$13.34	$12.09	10.4%
Beer	$11.24	$10.41	7.9%

Health Care

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$102.06	$125.68	18.8%
Doctor	$93.86	$135.78	30.9%
Dentist	$100.07	$113.29	11.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.95	$10.65	2.8%
Lipitor	$524.80	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$215,400.00	$184,700.00	16.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,647.01	$2,346.69	55.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.66	$3.46	5.9%
Tire Balancing	$61.78	$59.92	3.1%

Utilities

Item	Arlington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.32	$193.99	24.1%
Phone	$190.63	$192.25	0.8%

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.
Tonopah, AZ	50	102	2.4%
Wintersburg, AZ	11	102	2.4%
Buckeye, AZ	74,467	112	12.2%
Arlington, AZ	108	107	6.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Calvary, GA	108	95	4.7%
New Liberty, IA	108	85	14.6%
Shannon City, IA	108	78	21.7%
Smiths Ferry, ID	108	201	101.1%
Coolidge, KS	108	99	1.4%
Arlington, AZ	108	107	6.6%

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 Arlington, AZ