Ames, NY Cost Of Living

Ames 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	Ames	New York	National
Cost of living index	89	119	100
Index	Ames	New York	National
Goods & Services index	98	109	100
Groceries index	101	108	100
Health care index	97	99	100
Housing index	61	145	100
Transportation index	98	108	100
Utilities index	119	102	100

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The cost of living in Ames is 25% lower than the New York average.
The cost of living in Ames is 11% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Ames is 39% lower than the national average.
New York general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
New York state income tax is 80% 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	$68,750	$5,729	$1,604	$2,063
Renters	$23,571	$1,964	$550	$707

New York Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
New York	4%	8.875%

New York Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
New York	4%	8.82%

Goods & Services

Item	Ames	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$12.07	$16.09	25.0%
Beauty Salon	$25.73	$37.33	31.1%
Toothpaste	$1.86	$2.45	23.9%
Shampoo	$1.00	$1.00	0.1%
Movie	$10.67	$10.28	3.8%
Bowling	$3.99	$4.93	19.0%

Groceries

Item	Ames	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.41	$3.80	15.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.24	$1.40	11.0%
Milk	$2.39	$2.01	19.0%
Potatoes	$3.42	$3.01	13.5%
Pizza	$10.85	$9.89	9.8%
Beer	$9.30	$8.90	4.5%

Health Care

Item	Ames	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$117.67	$102.16	15.2%
Doctor	$106.75	$108.36	1.5%
Dentist	$85.27	$92.53	7.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.23	$9.28	0.6%
Lipitor	$417.53	$425.82	1.9%

Housing

Item	Ames	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$95,000.00	$184,700.00	48.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,052.42	$1,202.44	12.5%
Apartment Rent	$793.00	$949.00	16.4%

Transportation

Item	Ames	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.34	$2.24	4.1%
Tire Balancing	$39.53	$46.29	14.6%

Utilities

Item	Ames	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$148.52	$165.96	10.5%
Phone	$44.27	$28.68	54.3%

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.
Central Bridge, NY	221	86	-14%
St. Johnsville, NY	1,860	85	-15%
Fort Plain, NY	1,866	86	-14%
Fonda, NY	649	87	-13%
Little Falls, NY	4,819	86	-14%
Ames, NY	153	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ada, KS	153	90	-10%
Yellow Bluff, AL	153	96	-4%
Dent, MN	153	81	-19%
Rozel, KS	153	74	-26%
Blockton, IA	153	71	-29%
Ames, NY	153	89	-11%

Source: The Ames, NY cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Ames, NY Cost of Living