Cost Of Living in Sumner, 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	Sumner	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	80	83	100
Goods & Services	94	92	100
Groceries	100	97	100
Health care	87	98	100
Housing	50	63	100
Transportation	88	88	100
Utilities	90	86	100

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The cost of living in Sumner is 4% lower than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Sumner is 20% lower than the national average
Sumner housing is 50% 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	$45,000	$3,750	$1,050	$1,350
Renters	$30,313	$2,526	$707	$909

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	Sumner	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	Sumner	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	Sumner	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	Sumner	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,000.00	$184,700.00	51.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,240.45	$2,346.69	4.5%
Apartment Rent	$488.00	$949.00	48.6%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Sumner	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.
Crowder, MS	822	75	25.5%
Webb, MS	446	78	22.4%
Drew, MS	2,343	78	22.3%
Tutwiler, MS	3,433	80	20.3%
Glendora, MS	146	80	20.3%
Sumner, MS	249	80	19.9%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tusayan, AZ	249	108	7.6%
Groveland, CA	249	140	40.4%
Pittman, FL	249	133	32.8%
Renwick, IA	249	80	19.6%
Steamboat Rock, IA	249	74	25.7%
Sumner, MS	249	80	19.9%

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 Sumner, MS