Index | Rome | Iowa | National |
Cost of living index | 74 | 89 | 100 |
Index | Rome | Iowa | National |
Goods & Services index | 87 | 95 | 100 |
Groceries index | 90 | 94 | 100 |
Health care index | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Housing index | 35 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation index | 92 | 99 | 100 |
Utilities index | 106 | 95 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $38,125 | $3,177 | $890 | $1,144 |
Renters | $52,813 | $4,401 | $1,232 | $1,585 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.36% | 8.98% |
Item | Rome | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $11.00 | $16.09 | 31.6% |
Beauty Salon | $22.00 | $37.33 | 41.1% |
Toothpaste | $2.78 | $2.45 | 13.7% |
Shampoo | $0.86 | $1.00 | 14.4% |
Movie | $9.00 | $10.28 | 12.5% |
Bowling | $4.00 | $4.93 | 18.9% |
Item | Rome | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.05 | $3.80 | 19.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.48 | $1.40 | 5.7% |
Milk | $2.11 | $2.01 | 4.9% |
Potatoes | $2.73 | $3.01 | 9.3% |
Pizza | $7.66 | $9.89 | 22.5% |
Beer | $8.48 | $8.90 | 4.7% |
Item | Rome | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $85.67 | $102.16 | 16.1% |
Doctor | $121.00 | $108.36 | 11.7% |
Dentist | $75.67 | $92.53 | 18.2% |
Ibuprofen | $9.57 | $9.28 | 3.1% |
Lipitor | $480.82 | $425.82 | 12.9% |
Item | Rome | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $37,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 79.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $818.36 | $1,202.44 | 31.9% |
Apartment Rent | $644.00 | $949.00 | 32.1% |
Item | Rome | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.27 | $2.24 | 0.9% |
Tire Balancing | $34.00 | $46.29 | 26.6% |
Item | Rome | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $176.36 | $165.96 | 6.3% |
Phone | $30.52 | $28.68 | 6.4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hillsboro, IA | 228 | 74 | -26% |
Coppock, IA | 49 | 74 | -26% |
Birmingham, IA | 546 | 75 | -25% |
Stockport, IA | 250 | 76 | -24% |
Salem, IA | 551 | 76 | -24% |
Rome, IA | 164 | 74 | -26% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Manchester, KS | 164 | 72 | -28% |
Richfield, NE | 164 | 93 | -7% |
Liverpool, IL | 164 | 80 | -20% |
Old Station, CA | 164 | 97 | -3% |
Syracuse, MO | 164 | 82 | -18% |
Rome, IA | 164 | 74 | -26% |