Montgomery, IN Cost Of Living

Montgomery 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	Montgomery	Indiana	National
Cost of living index	88	89	100
Index	Montgomery	Indiana	National
Goods & Services index	104	98	100
Groceries index	96	94	100
Health care index	88	93	100
Housing index	61	72	100
Transportation index	101	96	100
Utilities index	95	94	100

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The cost of living in Montgomery is 1% lower than the Indiana average.
The cost of living in Montgomery is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Montgomery is 39% lower than the national average.
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average.
Indiana state income tax is 48% 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	$56,250	$4,688	$1,312	$1,688
Renters	$30,714	$2,560	$717	$922

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.3%	3.3%

Goods & Services

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.11	$16.09	6.4%
Beauty Salon	$39.32	$37.33	5.3%
Toothpaste	$2.64	$2.45	7.7%
Shampoo	$0.94	$1.00	6.4%
Movie	$10.54	$10.28	2.5%
Bowling	$4.98	$4.93	1.0%

Groceries

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.78	$3.80	0.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.13	$1.40	19.2%
Milk	$1.83	$2.01	8.8%
Potatoes	$2.93	$3.01	2.6%
Pizza	$10.00	$9.89	1.2%
Beer	$8.40	$8.90	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.23	$102.16	17.7%
Doctor	$75.18	$108.36	30.6%
Dentist	$81.51	$92.53	11.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.93	$9.28	3.8%
Lipitor	$436.30	$425.82	2.5%

Housing

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,600.00	$184,700.00	40.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,031.19	$1,202.44	14.2%
Apartment Rent	$603.00	$949.00	36.5%

Transportation

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.35	$2.24	4.7%
Tire Balancing	$42.74	$46.29	7.7%

Utilities

Item	Montgomery	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$150.52	$165.96	9.3%
Phone	$28.90	$28.68	0.7%

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.
Raglesville, IN	30	100	0%
Westphalia, IN	60	100	0%
Ragsdale, IN	247	100	0%
Alfordsville, IN	64	78	-22%
Freelandville, IN	797	78	-22%
Montgomery, IN	345	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Clayton, MI	345	86	-14%
Central, AZ	345	105	5%
Fountain Springs, PA	345	83	-17%
Rosburg, WA	345	102	2%
Batavia, MT	345	100	0%
Montgomery, IN	345	88	-12%

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

Montgomery, IN Cost of Living