Cost Of Living in North Tunica, 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	North Tunica	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	81	83	100
Goods & Services	94	92	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	87	98	100
Housing	52	63	100
Transportation	88	88	100
Utilities	90	86	100

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The cost of living in North Tunica is 3% lower than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in North Tunica is 19% lower than the national average
North Tunica housing is 48% 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	$51,739	$4,312	$1,207	$1,552
Renters	$17,668	$1,472	$412	$530

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	North Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.94	$24.26	11.0%
Beauty Salon	$41.92	$45.56	8.0%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.1%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.1%
Movie	$11.99	$12.13	1.2%
Bowling	$13.75	$18.00	23.6%

Groceries

Item	North Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.0%
Milk	$4.71	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$5.15	$4.93	4.3%
Pizza	$10.66	$12.09	11.8%
Beer	$9.95	$10.41	4.4%

Health Care

Item	North Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$77.39	$125.68	38.4%
Doctor	$124.94	$135.78	8.0%
Dentist	$91.51	$113.29	19.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.19	$10.65	4.4%
Lipitor	$518.09	$468.60	10.6%

Housing

Item	North Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$73,000.00	$184,700.00	60.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,240.45	$2,346.69	4.5%
Apartment Rent	$755.00	$949.00	20.4%

Transportation

Item	North Tunica	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.14	$3.46	9.3%
Tire Balancing	$55.67	$59.92	7.1%

Utilities

Item	North Tunica	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.38	$193.99	15.8%
Phone	$192.72	$192.25	0.2%

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.
White Oak, MS	827	93	6.8%
Crenshaw, MS	1,151	79	20.9%
Horseshoe Lake, AR	435	79	20.7%
Helena-West Helena, AR	10,487	79	20.5%
Tunica Resorts, MS	2,251	90	9.6%
North Tunica, MS	943	81	19.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Town Creek, AL	943	80	20.4%
Cascade-Chipita Park, CO	943	124	23.8%
Waldo, FL	943	85	15.2%
Dexter, GA	943	83	17.0%
Elk Run Heights, IA	943	87	13.2%
North Tunica, MS	943	81	19.3%

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 North Tunica, MS