Cost Of Living In Knox City, MO

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	69	91	100
Index	Knox City	Missouri	National
Goods & Services index	88	95	100
Groceries index	88	97	100
Health care index	95	97	100
Housing index	21	79	100
Transportation index	89	93	100
Utilities index	99	104	100

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The cost of living in Knox City is 24% lower than the Missouri average.
The cost of living in Knox City is 31% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Knox City is 79% 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	$33,906	$2,826	$791	$1,017
Renters	$15,852	$1,321	$370	$476

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	9.35%

Missouri Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$7.00	$15.56	55.0%
Beauty Salon	$24.00	$36.11	33.5%
Toothpaste	$2.33	$2.47	5.8%
Shampoo	$0.96	$0.96	0.9%
Movie	$8.67	$10.13	14.4%
Bowling	$4.00	$4.74	15.5%

Groceries

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.81	$3.98	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.57	$1.41	11.3%
Milk	$2.00	$2.06	2.9%
Potatoes	$2.33	$2.98	21.8%
Pizza	$9.66	$9.47	2.0%
Beer	$8.24	$8.79	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$78.00	$101.04	22.8%
Doctor	$121.00	$107.44	12.6%
Dentist	$69.00	$90.42	23.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.69	$9.28	15.2%
Lipitor	$436.12	$426.50	2.3%

Housing

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$29,500.00	$175,700.00	83.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$820.13	$1,133.23	27.6%
Apartment Rent	$297.00	$920.00	67.7%

Transportation

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.87	$1.99	6.4%
Tire Balancing	$36.00	$45.76	21.3%

Utilities

Item	Knox City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$172.61	$163.81	5.4%
Phone	$26.00	$28.39	8.4%

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	40	99	-1%
Baring, MO	174	69	-31%
La Belle, MO	593	71	-29%
South Gorin, MO	124	71	-29%
Rutledge, MO	120	71	-29%
Knox City, MO	211	69	-31%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Highwood, MT	211	88	-12%
Cedar Grove, IN	211	88	-12%
Sacate Village, AZ	211	77	-23%
Centerville, PA	211	85	-15%
Willapa, WA	211	94	-6%
Knox City, MO	211	69	-31%

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

Knox City, MO Cost of Living