Cost Of Living In Norman, NE

Norman 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	Norman	Nebraska	National
Cost of living index	69	88	100
Index	Norman	Nebraska	National
Goods & Services index	86	94	100
Groceries index	98	96	100
Health care index	94	98	100
Housing index	18	75	100
Transportation index	85	94	100
Utilities index	97	87	100

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The cost of living in Norman is 22% lower than the Nebraska average.
The cost of living in Norman is 31% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Norman is 82% lower than the national average.
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average.
Nebraska state income tax is 11% 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	$51,875	$4,323	$1,210	$1,556
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.84%

Goods & Services

Item	Norman	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.45	$15.56	26.5%
Beauty Salon	$22.11	$36.11	38.8%
Toothpaste	$2.59	$2.47	4.8%
Shampoo	$1.02	$0.96	5.7%
Movie	$8.50	$10.13	16.1%
Bowling	$3.73	$4.74	21.2%

Groceries

Item	Norman	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.68	$3.98	7.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.71	$1.41	21.8%
Milk	$2.00	$2.06	2.9%
Potatoes	$2.36	$2.98	20.9%
Pizza	$9.83	$9.47	3.8%
Beer	$7.93	$8.79	9.9%

Health Care

Item	Norman	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.50	$101.04	14.4%
Doctor	$100.00	$107.44	6.9%
Dentist	$78.17	$90.42	13.5%
Ibuprofen	$9.74	$9.28	5.0%
Lipitor	$452.42	$426.50	6.1%

Housing

Item	Norman	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$32,500.00	$175,700.00	81.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,179.49	$1,133.23	4.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$920.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Norman	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.85	$1.99	7.4%
Tire Balancing	$31.29	$45.76	31.6%

Utilities

Item	Norman	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$106.97	$163.81	34.7%
Phone	$39.95	$28.39	40.7%

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.
Heartwell, NE	64	69	-31%
Upland, NE	183	69	-31%
Prosser, NE	86	72	-28%
Campbell, NE	345	75	-25%
Bladen, NE	251	76	-24%
Norman, NE	57	69	-31%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lost Springs, KS	57	73	-27%
Vienna, SD	57	75	-25%
Quitman, MO	57	70	-30%
Pelican, AK	57	119	19%
Marksboro, NJ	57	115	15%
Norman, NE	57	69	-31%

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

Norman, NE Cost of Living