Index | Ripley | Mississippi | National |
Cost of living | 79 | 83 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 86 | 92 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 86 | 98 | 100 |
Housing | 58 | 63 | 100 |
Transportation | 89 | 88 | 100 |
Utilities | 85 | 86 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $63,875 | $5,323 | $1,490 | $1,916 |
Renters | $32,692 | $2,724 | $763 | $981 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Mississippi | 7% | 7.25% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Mississippi | 5% | 5% |
Item | Ripley | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.45 | $24.26 | 3.4% |
Beauty Salon | $26.75 | $45.56 | 41.3% |
Toothpaste | $3.71 | $3.70 | 0.3% |
Shampoo | $1.06 | $1.28 | 17.2% |
Movie | $10.65 | $12.13 | 12.3% |
Bowling | $12.50 | $18.00 | 30.6% |
Item | Ripley | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.01 | $5.84 | 2.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.57 | 3.3% |
Milk | $4.51 | $4.67 | 3.4% |
Potatoes | $5.06 | $4.93 | 2.5% |
Pizza | $11.06 | $12.09 | 8.5% |
Beer | $9.17 | $10.41 | 12.0% |
Item | Ripley | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $120.17 | $125.68 | 4.4% |
Doctor | $78.94 | $135.78 | 41.9% |
Dentist | $108.33 | $113.29 | 4.4% |
Ibuprofen | $10.05 | $10.65 | 5.7% |
Lipitor | $486.28 | $468.60 | 3.8% |
Item | Ripley | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $111,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 39.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,755.69 | $2,346.69 | 25.2% |
Apartment Rent | $512.00 | $949.00 | 46.0% |
Item | Ripley | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.00 | $3.46 | 13.4% |
Tire Balancing | $57.33 | $59.92 | 4.3% |
Item | Ripley | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $148.63 | $193.99 | 23.4% |
Phone | $186.87 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Blue Mountain, MS | 1,222 | 73 | 26.8% |
Hickory Flat, MS | 668 | 74 | 26.4% |
Walnut, MS | 1,253 | 78 | 22.0% |
Falkner, MS | 921 | 77 | 23.0% |
Ashland, MS | 492 | 77 | 22.6% |
Ripley, MS | 5,268 | 79 | 21.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Scarborough, ME | 5,268 | 120 | 19.8% |
Warm Mineral Springs, FL | 5,267 | 97 | 3.4% |
Dos Palos, CA | 5,266 | 113 | 13.3% |
Williamsburg, KY | 5,266 | 79 | 21.3% |
Bliss Corner, MA | 5,272 | 120 | 19.6% |
Ripley, MS | 5,268 | 79 | 21.0% |