Marengo, WI Cost Of Living

Marengo 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	Marengo	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living index	83	96	100
Index	Marengo	Wisconsin	National
Goods & Services index	99	97	100
Groceries index	96	97	100
Health care index	112	114	100
Housing index	42	88	100
Transportation index	109	100	100
Utilities index	104	102	100

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The cost of living in Marengo is 13% lower than the Wisconsin average.
The cost of living in Marengo is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Marengo is 58% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin 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	$63,250	$5,271	$1,476	$1,898
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.40	$16.09	2.0%
Beauty Salon	$34.40	$37.33	7.9%
Toothpaste	$2.09	$2.45	14.7%
Shampoo	$1.05	$1.00	5.3%
Movie	$9.57	$10.28	6.9%
Bowling	$3.56	$4.93	27.8%

Groceries

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.31	$3.80	13.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.56	$1.40	11.9%
Milk	$1.73	$2.01	13.7%
Potatoes	$2.20	$3.01	27.0%
Pizza	$11.50	$9.89	16.3%
Beer	$7.80	$8.90	12.3%

Health Care

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$118.33	$102.16	15.8%
Doctor	$152.26	$108.36	40.5%
Dentist	$91.27	$92.53	1.4%
Ibuprofen	$8.94	$9.28	3.6%
Lipitor	$430.58	$425.82	1.1%

Housing

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,500.00	$184,700.00	58.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,025.86	$1,202.44	14.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.39	$2.24	6.5%
Tire Balancing	$52.40	$46.29	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.55	$165.96	7.0%
Phone	$29.33	$28.68	2.2%

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.
Odanah, WI	0	101	1%
New Odanah, WI	458	81	-19%
Mellen, WI	704	82	-18%
Franks Field, WI	181	82	-18%
Birch Hill, WI	282	84	-16%
Marengo, WI	118	83	-17%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wallace, IN	118	81	-19%
Osage, OK	118	78	-22%
Ferris, IL	118	73	-27%
Longstreet, LA	118	86	-14%
Middle Frisco, NM	118	79	-21%
Marengo, WI	118	83	-17%

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

Marengo, WI Cost of Living