According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Blytheville has an overall cost of living index of 82 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Arkansas, Blytheville has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Arkansas's index of 85.
The standard of living in Blytheville ranks as #377 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Arkansas. By definition, that implies Blytheville ranks as the #6,041 most expensive place in the Natural State.
Living Expense | Blytheville | Arkansas | National Average | |
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Overall | 82 | 85 | 100 | |
Services | 101 | 97 | 100 | |
Groceries | 89 | 92 | 100 | |
Health | 92 | 88 | 100 | |
Housing | 50 | 66 | 100 | |
Transportation | 87 | 87 | 100 | |
Utilities | 89 | 93 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Arkansas, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Blytheville | Arkansas | United States |
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Median Home Value | $81,900 | $133,600 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $665 | $760 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $40,329 | $49,475 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.0x | 2.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.2x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Blytheville | Arkansas |
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Shampoo | $1.0 | $1.06 |
Movie | $9.83 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $12.67 | $14.67 |
Item | Blytheville | Arkansas |
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Ground Beef | $3.85 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.21 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.13 | $2.05 |
Item | Blytheville | Arkansas |
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Haircut | $16.61 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $24.56 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $1.85 | $2.34 |
Item | Blytheville | Arkansas |
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Potatoes | $2.92 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.26 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.95 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $94.44 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $106.1 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $91.17 | $99.13 |
Item | Blytheville | Arkansas |
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Gasoline | $1.98 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $42.31 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $121.97 | $167.67 |
Phone | $196.55 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Blytheville |
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Jonesboro, AR | 77,391 | 87 | 1.1x |
Bartlett, TN | 59,252 | 93 | 1.1x |
Paragould, AR | 28,821 | 86 | 1.0x |
Lakeland, TN | 12,644 | 103 | 1.3x |
Arlington, TN | 11,715 | 103 | 1.3x |
Millington, TN | 10,650 | 83 | 1.0x |
Atoka, TN | 9,407 | 95 | 1.2x |
Trumann, AR | 7,000 | 80 | 1.0x |
Munford, TN | 6,090 | 87 | 1.1x |
Caruthersville, MO | 5,518 | 78 | 1.0x |