Knox City, MO Cost Of Living

Knox City 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	Knox City	Missouri	National
Cost of living index	71	90	100
Index	Knox City	Missouri	National
Goods & Services index	87	93	100
Groceries index	90	98	100
Health care index	99	97	100
Housing index	23	78	100
Transportation index	92	94	100
Utilities index	106	103	100

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The cost of living in Knox City is 21% lower than the Missouri average.
The cost of living in Knox City is 29% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Knox City is 77% 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	$34,821	$2,902	$812	$1,045
Renters	$12,750	$1,063	$297	$383

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	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.00	$16.09	31.6%
Beauty Salon	$22.00	$37.33	41.1%
Toothpaste	$2.78	$2.45	13.7%
Shampoo	$0.86	$1.00	14.4%
Movie	$9.00	$10.28	12.5%
Bowling	$4.00	$4.93	18.9%

Groceries

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.05	$3.80	19.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.40	5.7%
Milk	$2.11	$2.01	4.9%
Potatoes	$2.73	$3.01	9.3%
Pizza	$7.66	$9.89	22.5%
Beer	$8.48	$8.90	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.67	$102.16	16.1%
Doctor	$121.00	$108.36	11.7%
Dentist	$75.67	$92.53	18.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.57	$9.28	3.1%
Lipitor	$480.82	$425.82	12.9%

Housing

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$36,000.00	$184,700.00	80.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$818.36	$1,202.44	31.9%
Apartment Rent	$305.00	$949.00	67.9%

Transportation

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.27	$2.24	0.9%
Tire Balancing	$34.00	$46.29	26.6%

Utilities

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.36	$165.96	6.3%
Phone	$30.52	$28.68	6.4%

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.
Plevna, MO	6	97	-3%
Rutledge, MO	77	70	-30%
Baring, MO	143	70	-30%
Novelty, MO	182	76	-24%
La Belle, MO	668	72	-28%
Knox City, MO	243	71	-29%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Volta, CA	243	108	8%
Lakeline, OH	243	97	-3%
Bassett, AR	243	78	-22%
Amazonia, MO	243	77	-23%
Rembert, SC	243	87	-13%
Knox City, MO	243	71	-29%

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

Knox City, MO Cost of Living