Cost Of Living in Tucker, 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	Tucker	Mississippi	National
Cost of living	93	83	100
Goods & Services	93	92	100
Groceries	98	97	100
Health care	100	98	100
Housing	n/a	63	100
Transportation	89	88	100
Utilities	88	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Tucker is 11% higher than the Mississippi average
The cost of living in Tucker is 7% lower than the national average
Tucker housing is 29% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Tucker	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.50	$24.26	11.4%
Beauty Salon	$41.67	$45.56	8.6%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.0%
Movie	$10.68	$12.13	12.0%
Bowling	$15.56	$18.00	13.6%

Groceries

Item	Tucker	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.86	$1.57	18.0%
Milk	$4.51	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.04	$4.93	2.2%
Pizza	$10.90	$12.09	9.8%
Beer	$9.12	$10.41	12.4%

Health Care

Item	Tucker	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.80	$125.68	9.5%
Doctor	$114.75	$135.78	15.5%
Dentist	$140.00	$113.29	23.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.05	$10.65	5.6%
Lipitor	$412.25	$468.60	12.0%

Housing

Item	Tucker	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,831.01	$2,346.69	22.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Tucker	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.06	$3.46	11.6%
Tire Balancing	$53.14	$59.92	11.3%

Utilities

Item	Tucker	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$157.72	$193.99	18.7%
Phone	$187.08	$192.25	2.7%

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.
Bogue Chitto CDP (Lincoln County), MS	523	93	7.3%
Bogue Chitto, MS	454	72	28.3%
Pearl River, MS	4,005	77	22.6%
Union, MS	2,581	79	20.9%
Philadelphia, MS	7,137	82	17.9%
Tucker, MS	777	93	7.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hobson City, AL	777	80	19.7%
Laytonville, CA	777	122	22.0%
Mound City, IL	777	73	27.1%
Newman, IL	777	85	14.8%
Tonica, IL	777	86	14.0%
Tucker, MS	777	93	7.3%

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 Tucker, MS