Fairfax, MO Cost Of Living

Fairfax 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	Fairfax	Missouri	National
Cost of living index	77	90	100
Index	Fairfax	Missouri	National
Goods & Services index	94	93	100
Groceries index	94	98	100
Health care index	101	97	100
Housing index	39	78	100
Transportation index	92	94	100
Utilities index	86	103	100

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The cost of living in Fairfax is 15% lower than the Missouri average.
The cost of living in Fairfax is 23% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Fairfax is 61% lower than the national average.
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average.
Missouri state income tax is 33% lower 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	$42,381	$3,532	$989	$1,272
Renters	$31,518	$2,627	$735	$946

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	1.5%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Fairfax	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.00	$16.09	5.7%
Beauty Salon	$32.86	$37.33	12.0%
Toothpaste	$1.95	$2.45	20.5%
Shampoo	$0.84	$1.00	16.0%
Movie	$9.59	$10.28	6.7%
Bowling	$3.70	$4.93	25.0%

Groceries

Item	Fairfax	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.40	$3.80	10.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.40	5.7%
Milk	$1.73	$2.01	13.8%
Potatoes	$3.34	$3.01	10.9%
Pizza	$9.49	$9.89	4.0%
Beer	$8.26	$8.90	7.2%

Health Care

Item	Fairfax	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.13	$102.16	4.9%
Doctor	$137.37	$108.36	26.8%
Dentist	$74.14	$92.53	19.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.25	$9.28	0.3%
Lipitor	$431.14	$425.82	1.2%

Housing

Item	Fairfax	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$63,600.00	$184,700.00	65.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,017.45	$1,202.44	15.4%
Apartment Rent	$480.00	$949.00	49.4%

Transportation

Item	Fairfax	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.82	$2.24	18.8%
Tire Balancing	$53.20	$46.29	14.9%

Utilities

Item	Fairfax	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.36	$165.96	2.8%
Phone	$21.01	$28.68	26.8%

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.
Corning, MO	4	93	-7%
Phelps City, MO	0	93	-7%
Barada, NE	8	73	-27%
Watson, MO	38	73	-27%
Craig, MO	232	75	-25%
Fairfax, MO	703	77	-23%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Langeloth, PA	703	87	-13%
Fairfax, VT	703	115	15%
La Veta, CO	703	97	-3%
High Shoals, NC	703	86	-14%
Racine, OH	703	82	-18%
Fairfax, MO	703	77	-23%

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

Fairfax, MO Cost of Living