Cost Of Living In Nashua, IA

Nashua 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	Nashua	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	84	89	100
Index	Nashua	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	101	95	100
Groceries index	86	95	100
Health care index	98	98	100
Housing index	51	73	100
Transportation index	107	97	100
Utilities index	92	96	100

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The cost of living in Nashua is 5% lower than the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Nashua is 16% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Nashua is 49% lower than the national average.
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Iowa state income tax is 84% 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	$46,667	$3,889	$1,089	$1,400
Renters	$20,865	$1,739	$487	$626

Iowa Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Iowa	6%	7%

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	0.36%	8.98%

Goods & Services

Item	Nashua	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.00	$15.56	16.5%
Beauty Salon	$32.33	$36.11	10.4%
Toothpaste	$1.74	$2.47	29.5%
Shampoo	$0.99	$0.96	2.2%
Movie	$11.17	$10.13	10.3%
Bowling	$3.50	$4.74	26.1%

Groceries

Item	Nashua	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.35	$3.98	16.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.41	1.6%
Milk	$1.82	$2.06	11.6%
Potatoes	$2.84	$2.98	4.9%
Pizza	$8.99	$9.47	5.1%
Beer	$8.02	$8.79	8.8%

Health Care

Item	Nashua	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$130.00	$101.04	28.7%
Doctor	$104.00	$107.44	3.2%
Dentist	$82.61	$90.42	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.22	$9.28	11.4%
Lipitor	$440.79	$426.50	3.4%

Housing

Item	Nashua	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$90,000.00	$175,700.00	48.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,051.63	$1,133.23	7.2%
Apartment Rent	$477.00	$920.00	48.2%

Transportation

Item	Nashua	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.24	$1.99	12.6%
Tire Balancing	$42.64	$45.76	6.8%

Utilities

Item	Nashua	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.98	$163.81	4.2%
Phone	$25.07	$28.39	11.7%

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.
Roseville, IA	0	94	-6%
Bassett, IA	82	72	-28%
Colwell, IA	51	79	-21%
Greene, IA	1,128	79	-21%
North Washington, IA	144	79	-21%
Nashua, IA	1,632	84	-16%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Shepherdstown, WV	1,632	114	14%
Willacoochee, GA	1,632	79	-21%
Coal City, WV	1,632	84	-16%
Beulaville, NC	1,632	92	-8%
Olivet, MI	1,631	87	-13%
Nashua, IA	1,632	84	-16%

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

Nashua, IA Cost of Living