Index | Carthage | Mississippi | National |
Cost of living | 88 | 83 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 92 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 102 | 98 | 100 |
Housing | 79 | 63 | 100 |
Transportation | 81 | 88 | 100 |
Utilities | 83 | 86 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $70,294 | $5,858 | $1,640 | $2,109 |
Renters | $24,563 | $2,047 | $573 | $737 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Mississippi | 5% | 5% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $22.50 | $24.26 | 7.3% |
Beauty Salon | $41.67 | $45.56 | 8.6% |
Toothpaste | $3.62 | $3.70 | 2.1% |
Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.28 | 3.2% |
Movie | $13.59 | $12.13 | 12.0% |
Bowling | $20.00 | $18.00 | 11.1% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.19 | $5.84 | 6.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.67 | $1.57 | 6.4% |
Milk | $4.64 | $4.67 | 0.8% |
Potatoes | $5.10 | $4.93 | 3.3% |
Pizza | $12.66 | $12.09 | 4.7% |
Beer | $9.66 | $10.41 | 7.2% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $106.25 | $125.68 | 15.5% |
Doctor | $134.71 | $135.78 | 0.8% |
Dentist | $121.33 | $113.29 | 7.1% |
Ibuprofen | $10.31 | $10.65 | 3.2% |
Lipitor | $495.95 | $468.60 | 5.8% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $144,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 21.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,763.83 | $2,346.69 | 24.8% |
Apartment Rent | $761.00 | $949.00 | 19.8% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.02 | $3.46 | 12.7% |
Tire Balancing | $38.33 | $59.92 | 36.0% |
Item | Carthage | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $141.59 | $193.99 | 27.0% |
Phone | $187.62 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Standing Pine, MS | 608 | 76 | 24.0% |
Walnut Grove, MS | 1,027 | 78 | 21.7% |
Redwater, MS | 708 | 78 | 21.9% |
Sebastopol, MS | 325 | 80 | 19.6% |
Lena, MS | 140 | 82 | 18.2% |
Carthage, MS | 4,773 | 88 | 11.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Pacheco, CA | 4,775 | 116 | 15.7% |
Mystic, CT | 4,776 | 135 | 35.0% |
Cape May Court House, NJ | 4,776 | 111 | 11.2% |
Shippagan, NB | 4,769 | n/a | |
Brent, AL | 4,768 | 86 | 13.9% |
Carthage, MS | 4,773 | 88 | 11.9% |