Cost Of Living In Prairie City, IA

Prairie City 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	Prairie City	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	87	89	100
Index	Prairie City	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	89	95	100
Groceries index	92	95	100
Health care index	97	98	100
Housing index	75	73	100
Transportation index	99	97	100
Utilities index	99	96	100

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The cost of living in Prairie City is 1% lower than the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Prairie City is 13% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Prairie City is 25% 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	$64,583	$5,382	$1,507	$1,938
Renters	$41,667	$3,472	$972	$1,250

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	Prairie City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.43	$15.56	7.3%
Beauty Salon	$27.88	$36.11	22.8%
Toothpaste	$1.83	$2.47	26.1%
Shampoo	$0.97	$0.96	0.2%
Movie	$8.92	$10.13	11.9%
Bowling	$4.51	$4.74	4.8%

Groceries

Item	Prairie City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.63	$3.98	9.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.71	$1.41	21.5%
Milk	$1.75	$2.06	15.0%
Potatoes	$2.01	$2.98	32.7%
Pizza	$8.49	$9.47	10.4%
Beer	$8.37	$8.79	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Prairie City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.78	$101.04	6.2%
Doctor	$120.75	$107.44	12.4%
Dentist	$77.93	$90.42	13.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.28	$9.28	10.8%
Lipitor	$438.85	$426.50	2.9%

Housing

Item	Prairie City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$126,500.00	$175,700.00	28.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,011.66	$1,133.23	10.7%
Apartment Rent	$742.00	$920.00	19.3%

Transportation

Item	Prairie City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.92	$1.99	3.5%
Tire Balancing	$47.41	$45.76	3.6%

Utilities

Item	Prairie City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.60	$163.81	4.4%
Phone	$29.30	$28.39	3.2%

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.
Swan, IA	61	77	-23%
Reasnor, IA	138	78	-22%
Valeria, IA	65	79	-21%
Colfax, IA	1,835	82	-18%
Mingo, IA	248	82	-18%
Prairie City, IA	1,656	87	-13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lewisport, KY	1,656	80	-20%
Ball Ground, GA	1,657	101	1%
Schoolcraft, MI	1,657	78	-22%
Tecumseh, NE	1,655	81	-19%
Forreston, IL	1,657	84	-16%
Prairie City, IA	1,656	87	-13%

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

Prairie City, IA Cost of Living