Index | Persia | Iowa | National |
Cost of living index | 81 | 89 | 100 |
Index | Persia | Iowa | National |
Goods & Services index | 94 | 95 | 100 |
Groceries index | 94 | 94 | 100 |
Health care index | 101 | 97 | 100 |
Housing index | 52 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation index | 92 | 99 | 100 |
Utilities index | 86 | 95 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $63,750 | $5,313 | $1,487 | $1,913 |
Renters | $37,500 | $3,125 | $875 | $1,125 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.36% | 8.98% |
Item | Persia | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.00 | $16.09 | 5.7% |
Beauty Salon | $32.86 | $37.33 | 12.0% |
Toothpaste | $1.95 | $2.45 | 20.5% |
Shampoo | $0.84 | $1.00 | 16.0% |
Movie | $9.59 | $10.28 | 6.7% |
Bowling | $3.70 | $4.93 | 25.0% |
Item | Persia | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.40 | $3.80 | 10.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.48 | $1.40 | 5.7% |
Milk | $1.73 | $2.01 | 13.8% |
Potatoes | $3.34 | $3.01 | 10.9% |
Pizza | $9.49 | $9.89 | 4.0% |
Beer | $8.26 | $8.90 | 7.2% |
Item | Persia | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $97.13 | $102.16 | 4.9% |
Doctor | $137.37 | $108.36 | 26.8% |
Dentist | $74.14 | $92.53 | 19.9% |
Ibuprofen | $9.25 | $9.28 | 0.3% |
Lipitor | $431.14 | $425.82 | 1.2% |
Item | Persia | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $80,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 56.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,017.45 | $1,202.44 | 15.4% |
Apartment Rent | $688.00 | $949.00 | 27.5% |
Item | Persia | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $1.82 | $2.24 | 18.8% |
Tire Balancing | $53.20 | $46.29 | 14.9% |
Item | Persia | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $161.36 | $165.96 | 2.8% |
Phone | $21.01 | $28.68 | 26.8% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Corley, IA | 29 | 93 | -7% |
Tennant, IA | 73 | 77 | -23% |
Panama, IA | 201 | 77 | -23% |
Westphalia, IA | 130 | 80 | -20% |
Hancock, IA | 193 | 81 | -19% |
Persia, IA | 257 | 81 | -19% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Harrison, NE | 257 | 82 | -18% |
Cedar Grove, IN | 257 | 88 | -12% |
Madrid, NE | 257 | 79 | -21% |
Frazer, MT | 257 | 79 | -21% |
Lemon Cove, CA | 257 | 112 | 12% |
Persia, IA | 257 | 81 | -19% |