Cost Of Living in Upper Baseline, 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	Upper Baseline	Little Rock	Arkansas
Cost of living	86	98	86
Goods & Services	107	107	98
Groceries	98	98	95
Health care	88	88	88
Housing	55	93	65
Transportation	88	88	90
Utilities	94	94	92

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The cost of living in Upper Baseline is 1% higher than the Little Rock average
The cost of living in Upper Baseline is 14% lower than the national average
Upper Baseline housing is 45% 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)
Household	$35,028	$2,919	$817	$1,051

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	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.72	$24.26	18.4%
Beauty Salon	$47.61	$45.56	4.5%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.6%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.9%
Movie	$13.35	$12.13	10.1%
Bowling	$15.56	$18.00	13.6%

Groceries

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.3%
Milk	$4.65	$4.67	0.5%
Potatoes	$5.31	$4.93	7.6%
Pizza	$11.20	$12.09	7.4%
Beer	$10.24	$10.41	1.6%

Health Care

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.17	$125.68	8.4%
Doctor	$132.33	$135.78	2.5%
Dentist	$81.53	$113.29	28.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.35	$10.65	2.8%
Lipitor	$471.21	$468.60	0.6%

Housing

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$172,500.00	$184,700.00	6.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,117.76	$2,346.69	9.8%
Apartment Rent	$889.00	$949.00	6.3%

Transportation

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.05	$3.46	12.0%
Tire Balancing	$53.11	$59.92	11.4%

Utilities

Item	Little Rock	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$166.99	$193.99	13.9%
Phone	$205.18	$192.25	6.7%

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.
Hensley, AR	45	100	0.2%
Woodson, AR	596	100	0.2%
Scott, AR	15	100	0.2%
College Station, AR	316	79	21.2%
Salem city, AR	1,935	82	18.0%
Little Rock, AR	198,067	98	2.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sunrise Manor, NV	198,187	98	2.2%
Augusta, GA	197,535	85	14.9%
Burlington, ON	197,435	n/a
Akron, OH	197,375	84	15.6%
Montgomery, AL	199,054	88	12.2%
Little Rock, AR	198,067	98	2.1%

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 Upper Baseline, Little Rock, AR