Cost Of Living In Skidmore, MO

Skidmore 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	Skidmore	Missouri	National
Cost of living index	77	91	100
Index	Skidmore	Missouri	National
Goods & Services index	95	95	100
Groceries index	94	97	100
Health care index	98	97	100
Housing index	37	79	100
Transportation index	96	93	100
Utilities index	91	104	100

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The cost of living in Skidmore is 16% lower than the Missouri average.
The cost of living in Skidmore is 23% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Skidmore is 63% lower than the national average.
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average.
Missouri state income tax is 33% 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	$39,688	$3,307	$926	$1,191
Renters	$24,583	$2,049	$574	$738

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	9.35%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	1.5%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Skidmore	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.39	$15.56	1.1%
Beauty Salon	$34.42	$36.11	4.7%
Toothpaste	$1.77	$2.47	28.3%
Shampoo	$0.87	$0.96	9.8%
Movie	$9.71	$10.13	4.1%
Bowling	$3.52	$4.74	25.6%

Groceries

Item	Skidmore	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.68	$3.98	7.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.41	7.5%
Milk	$1.85	$2.06	10.5%
Potatoes	$2.73	$2.98	8.3%
Pizza	$9.32	$9.47	1.6%
Beer	$8.04	$8.79	8.6%

Health Care

Item	Skidmore	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$95.17	$101.04	5.8%
Doctor	$135.83	$107.44	26.4%
Dentist	$70.17	$90.42	22.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.04	$9.28	2.6%
Lipitor	$434.14	$426.50	1.8%

Housing

Item	Skidmore	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$34,700.00	$175,700.00	80.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$892.28	$1,133.23	21.3%
Apartment Rent	$702.00	$920.00	23.7%

Transportation

Item	Skidmore	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.72	$1.99	13.7%
Tire Balancing	$53.40	$45.76	16.7%

Utilities

Item	Skidmore	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$170.07	$163.81	3.8%
Phone	$21.00	$28.39	26.0%

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.
Bigelow, MO	12	70	-30%
Quitman, MO	57	70	-30%
Graham, MO	191	77	-23%
Barnard, MO	276	79	-21%
Burlington Junction, MO	554	79	-21%
Skidmore, MO	337	77	-23%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Easton, KS	337	81	-19%
Deercroft, NC	337	128	28%
Buckingham, IL	337	90	-10%
Betterton, MD	337	108	8%
Collegeville, IN	337	94	-6%
Skidmore, MO	337	77	-23%

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

Skidmore, MO Cost of Living