According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Van Buren has an overall cost of living index of 83 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Arkansas, Van Buren has a cost of living index that's 1.0x lower than Arkansas's index of 85.
The standard of living in Van Buren ranks as #491 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Arkansas. By definition, that implies Van Buren ranks as the #5,927 most expensive place in the Natural State.
Living Expense | Van Buren | Arkansas | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 83 | 85 | 100 | |
Services | 87 | 97 | 100 | |
Groceries | 92 | 92 | 100 | |
Health | 79 | 88 | 100 | |
Housing | 63 | 66 | 100 | |
Transportation | 93 | 87 | 100 | |
Utilities | 94 | 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.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Van Buren |
---|---|---|---|
Fort Smith, AR | 87,788 | 83 | 1.0x |
Fayetteville, AR | 86,622 | 93 | 1.1x |
Tahlequah, OK | 16,684 | 81 | 1.0x |
Clarksville, AR | 9,661 | 78 | 0.9x |
Greenwood, AR | 9,392 | 84 | 1.0x |
Poteau, OK | 8,866 | 76 | 0.9x |
Sallisaw, OK | 8,536 | 78 | 0.9x |
Farmington, AR | 7,166 | 90 | 1.1x |
Alma, AR | 5,816 | 86 | 1.0x |