Seneca, NE Cost Of Living

Seneca 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	Seneca	Nebraska	National
Cost of living index	69	89	100
Index	Seneca	Nebraska	National
Goods & Services index	89	95	100
Groceries index	96	95	100
Health care index	96	100	100
Housing index	12	76	100
Transportation index	98	97	100
Utilities index	101	86	100

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The cost of living in Seneca is 22% lower than the Nebraska average.
The cost of living in Seneca is 31% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Seneca is 88% 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	$35,417	$2,951	$826	$1,063
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	Seneca	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.74	$16.09	27.0%
Beauty Salon	$25.40	$37.33	32.0%
Toothpaste	$2.54	$2.45	3.6%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.00	2.2%
Movie	$8.32	$10.28	19.1%
Bowling	$4.97	$4.93	0.8%

Groceries

Item	Seneca	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.36	$3.80	11.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.68	$1.40	20.1%
Milk	$1.97	$2.01	2.0%
Potatoes	$2.81	$3.01	6.6%
Pizza	$10.67	$9.89	8.0%
Beer	$7.93	$8.90	10.8%

Health Care

Item	Seneca	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$92.26	$102.16	9.7%
Doctor	$103.85	$108.36	4.2%
Dentist	$80.57	$92.53	12.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.77	$9.28	5.3%
Lipitor	$456.38	$425.82	7.2%

Housing

Item	Seneca	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$22,500.00	$184,700.00	87.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,285.36	$1,202.44	6.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Seneca	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.22	$2.24	1.0%
Tire Balancing	$43.96	$46.29	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Seneca	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$107.75	$165.96	35.1%
Phone	$41.42	$28.68	44.4%

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.
Thedford, NE	176	79	-21%
Mullen, NE	377	80	-20%
Seneca, NE	55	69	-31%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Atwood, OK	55	77	-23%
Plover, IA	55	77	-23%
Maple Falls, WA	55	109	9%
Florence, IL	55	81	-19%
Manville, WY	55	93	-7%
Seneca, NE	55	69	-31%

Source: The Seneca, NE cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Seneca, NE Cost of Living