Cost Of Living In Marengo, WI

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	85	97	100
Index	Marengo	Wisconsin	National
Goods & Services index	102	98	100
Groceries index	95	99	100
Health care index	111	112	100
Housing index	47	91	100
Transportation index	109	103	100
Utilities index	94	100	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 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Marengo is 53% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average.
Wisconsin state income tax is 98% 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	$32,292	$2,691	$753	$969
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	5.6%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	4.4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.33	$15.56	11.4%
Beauty Salon	$31.67	$36.11	12.3%
Toothpaste	$2.55	$2.47	3.1%
Shampoo	$1.04	$0.96	8.1%
Movie	$9.47	$10.13	6.5%
Bowling	$4.30	$4.74	9.1%

Groceries

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.72	$3.98	6.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.41	9.2%
Milk	$1.79	$2.06	13.4%
Potatoes	$2.00	$2.98	33.0%
Pizza	$11.44	$9.47	20.8%
Beer	$7.56	$8.79	14.0%

Health Care

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.00	$101.04	13.8%
Doctor	$149.69	$107.44	39.3%
Dentist	$88.62	$90.42	2.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.82	$9.28	5.0%
Lipitor	$447.40	$426.50	4.9%

Housing

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$82,500.00	$175,700.00	53.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$910.06	$1,133.23	19.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$920.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.01	$1.99	0.8%
Tire Balancing	$59.00	$45.76	28.9%

Utilities

Item	Marengo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$167.94	$163.81	2.5%
Phone	$23.33	$28.39	17.8%

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.
Odanah, WI	9	101	1%
Birch Hill, WI	302	77	-23%
Diaperville, WI	55	79	-21%
New Odanah, WI	445	81	-19%
Mellen, WI	774	82	-18%
Marengo, WI	139	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Castleford, ID	139	78	-22%
Radom, IL	139	83	-17%
Winthrop, AR	139	82	-18%
Van Voorhis, PA	139	78	-22%
Harrold, SD	139	76	-24%
Marengo, WI	139	85	-15%

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

Marengo, WI Cost of Living