Cost Of Living in Benoit, 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	Benoit	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	77	83	100
Goods & Services	88	92	100
Groceries	94	97	100
Health care	103	98	100
Housing	51	63	100
Transportation	88	88	100
Utilities	78	86	100

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The cost of living in Benoit is 7% lower than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Benoit is 23% lower than the national average
Benoit housing is 49% 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	$51,806	$4,317	$1,209	$1,554
Renters	$14,375	$1,198	$335	$431

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	Benoit	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	Benoit	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	Benoit	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	Benoit	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$84,200.00	$184,700.00	54.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,477.84	$2,346.69	48.2%
Apartment Rent	$595.00	$949.00	37.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Benoit	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.
Shaw, MS	1,955	76	24.0%
Metcalfe, MS	953	74	25.6%
Rosedale, MS	1,855	83	17.1%
Arkansas City, AR	487	75	24.8%
Beulah, MS	445	83	16.8%
Benoit, MS	682	77	22.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Housatonic, MA	682	114	14.1%
Juniata, NE	682	83	17.0%
El Rito, NM	682	112	11.6%
Adena, OH	682	86	14.2%
Rocky Mountain, OK	682	81	19.0%
Benoit, MS	682	77	22.8%

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 Benoit, MS