Cost Of Living In Alma Center, WI

Alma Center cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Alma Center	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living index	88	97	100
Index	Alma Center	Wisconsin	National
Goods & Services index	102	98	100
Groceries index	95	99	100
Health care index	111	112	100
Housing index	58	91	100
Transportation index	109	103	100
Utilities index	94	100	100

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The cost of living in Alma Center is 10% lower than the Wisconsin average.
The cost of living in Alma Center is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Alma Center is 42% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin state income tax is 98% 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	$53,571	$4,464	$1,250	$1,607
Renters	$18,047	$1,504	$421	$541

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	5.6%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	4.4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Alma Center	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.33	$15.56	11.4%
Beauty Salon	$31.67	$36.11	12.3%
Toothpaste	$2.55	$2.47	3.1%
Shampoo	$1.04	$0.96	8.1%
Movie	$9.47	$10.13	6.5%
Bowling	$4.30	$4.74	9.1%

Groceries

Item	Alma Center	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.72	$3.98	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.41	9.2%
Milk	$1.79	$2.06	13.4%
Potatoes	$2.00	$2.98	33.0%
Pizza	$11.44	$9.47	20.8%
Beer	$7.56	$8.79	14.0%

Health Care

Item	Alma Center	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.00	$101.04	13.8%
Doctor	$149.69	$107.44	39.3%
Dentist	$88.62	$90.42	2.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.82	$9.28	5.0%
Lipitor	$447.40	$426.50	4.9%

Housing

Item	Alma Center	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$97,500.00	$175,700.00	44.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$910.06	$1,133.23	19.7%
Apartment Rent	$575.00	$920.00	37.5%

Transportation

Item	Alma Center	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.01	$1.99	0.8%
Tire Balancing	$59.00	$45.76	28.9%

Utilities

Item	Alma Center	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$167.94	$163.81	2.5%
Phone	$23.33	$28.39	17.8%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Humbird, WI	198	84	-16%
Fairchild, WI	493	84	-16%
Taylor, WI	462	85	-15%
Hixton, WI	525	87	-13%
Merrillan, WI	650	84	-16%
Alma Center, WI	518	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stockport, OH	518	82	-18%
Reedsville, WV	518	86	-14%
Orbisonia, PA	518	86	-14%
Avinger, TX	518	79	-21%
Lucas, KS	518	75	-25%
Alma Center, WI	518	88	-12%

Source: The Alma Center, WI cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Alma Center, WI Cost of Living