Index | Ely | Iowa | National |
Cost of living index | 97 | 89 | 100 |
Index | Ely | Iowa | National |
Goods & Services index | 95 | 95 | 100 |
Groceries index | 96 | 94 | 100 |
Health care index | 104 | 97 | 100 |
Housing index | 95 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation index | 104 | 99 | 100 |
Utilities index | 101 | 95 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $104,737 | $8,728 | $2,444 | $3,142 |
Renters | $34,861 | $2,905 | $813 | $1,046 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.36% | 8.98% |
Item | Ely | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.59 | $16.09 | 15.6% |
Beauty Salon | $37.28 | $37.33 | 0.1% |
Toothpaste | $2.24 | $2.45 | 8.5% |
Shampoo | $0.85 | $1.00 | 15.0% |
Movie | $10.00 | $10.28 | 2.8% |
Bowling | $3.61 | $4.93 | 26.8% |
Item | Ely | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.84 | $3.80 | 1.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.47 | $1.40 | 5.5% |
Milk | $1.97 | $2.01 | 1.9% |
Potatoes | $2.66 | $3.01 | 11.7% |
Pizza | $8.66 | $9.89 | 12.4% |
Beer | $8.74 | $8.90 | 1.8% |
Item | Ely | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $120.35 | $102.16 | 17.8% |
Doctor | $128.23 | $108.36 | 18.3% |
Dentist | $82.63 | $92.53 | 10.7% |
Ibuprofen | $9.41 | $9.28 | 1.4% |
Lipitor | $457.54 | $425.82 | 7.4% |
Item | Ely | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $192,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 4.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,140.48 | $1,202.44 | 5.2% |
Apartment Rent | $684.00 | $949.00 | 27.9% |
Item | Ely | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.16 | $2.24 | 3.7% |
Tire Balancing | $56.31 | $46.29 | 21.6% |
Item | Ely | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $189.42 | $165.96 | 14.1% |
Phone | $25.00 | $28.68 | 12.8% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
East Amana, IA | 40 | 98 | -2% |
Martelle, IA | 266 | 87 | -13% |
Springville, IA | 1,070 | 88 | -12% |
West Branch, IA | 2,581 | 91 | -9% |
Oxford, IA | 874 | 91 | -9% |
Ely, IA | 2,133 | 97 | -3% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bath, MI | 2,133 | 93 | -7% |
Lexington, MS | 2,133 | 76 | -24% |
Cave Junction, OR | 2,133 | 97 | -3% |
Mount Pleasant, NC | 2,133 | 98 | -2% |
South Zanesville, OH | 2,134 | 79 | -21% |
Ely, IA | 2,133 | 97 | -3% |