Seward, KS Cost Of Living

Seward 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	Seward	Kansas	National
Cost of living index	71	89	100
Index	Seward	Kansas	National
Goods & Services index	97	95	100
Groceries index	89	94	100
Health care index	102	95	100
Housing index	15	76	100
Transportation index	93	93	100
Utilities index	95	98	100

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The cost of living in Seward is 20% lower than the Kansas average.
The cost of living in Seward is 29% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Seward is 85% lower than the national average.
Kansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average.
Kansas state income tax is 30% 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	$36,875	$3,073	$860	$1,106
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	10.15%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	2.9%	5.2%

Goods & Services

Item	Seward	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.25	$16.09	5.2%
Beauty Salon	$27.77	$37.33	25.6%
Toothpaste	$1.81	$2.45	26.2%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.00	11.7%
Movie	$9.55	$10.28	7.1%
Bowling	$7.30	$4.93	48.0%

Groceries

Item	Seward	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.80	$3.80	0.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.34	$1.40	3.8%
Milk	$1.50	$2.01	25.1%
Potatoes	$2.70	$3.01	10.4%
Pizza	$8.82	$9.89	10.7%
Beer	$8.29	$8.90	6.8%

Health Care

Item	Seward	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$146.00	$102.16	42.9%
Doctor	$117.00	$108.36	8.0%
Dentist	$88.31	$92.53	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$8.50	$9.28	8.4%
Lipitor	$423.02	$425.82	0.7%

Housing

Item	Seward	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$27,500.00	$184,700.00	85.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$955.28	$1,202.44	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Seward	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.17	$2.24	3.3%
Tire Balancing	$40.17	$46.29	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Seward	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$168.35	$165.96	1.4%
Phone	$25.42	$28.68	11.4%

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.
Radium, KS	30	72	-28%
Pawnee Rock, KS	227	73	-27%
Hudson, KS	135	75	-25%
Stafford, KS	1,124	77	-23%
Ellinwood, KS	2,332	80	-20%
Seward, KS	33	71	-29%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Susank, KS	33	71	-29%
Dwight Mission, OK	33	90	-10%
Golden, NM	33	95	-5%
La Esperanza, TX	33	81	-19%
Bayou Corne, LA	33	99	-1%
Seward, KS	33	71	-29%

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

Seward, KS Cost of Living