Academy, St. Louis, MO Cost Of Living

Academy 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	Academy	St. Louis	Missouri
Cost of living index	89	89	90
Index	Academy	St. Louis	Missouri
Goods & Services index	91	91	93
Groceries index	105	105	98
Health care index	96	96	97
Housing index	67	70	78
Transportation index	96	96	94
Utilities index	114	114	103

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The cost of living in Academy is 2% lower than the St. Louis average.
The cost of living in Academy is 11% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Academy is 33% 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)
Household	$21,662	$1,805	$505	$650

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.21	$16.09	7.0%
Beauty Salon	$34.20	$37.33	8.4%
Toothpaste	$2.34	$2.45	4.5%
Shampoo	$1.13	$1.00	12.6%
Movie	$10.24	$10.28	0.4%
Bowling	$3.59	$4.93	27.3%

Groceries

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.74	$3.80	24.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.93	$1.40	37.9%
Milk	$2.49	$2.01	24.0%
Potatoes	$2.91	$3.01	3.2%
Pizza	$9.21	$9.89	6.9%
Beer	$8.68	$8.90	2.4%

Health Care

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$78.31	$102.16	23.3%
Doctor	$81.57	$108.36	24.7%
Dentist	$97.45	$92.53	5.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.27	$9.28	21.5%
Lipitor	$432.37	$425.82	1.5%

Housing

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$120,900.00	$184,700.00	34.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$804.85	$1,202.44	33.1%
Apartment Rent	$759.00	$949.00	20.0%

Transportation

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.23	$2.24	0.6%
Tire Balancing	$41.12	$46.29	11.2%

Utilities

Item	St. Louis	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$168.88	$165.96	1.8%
Phone	$37.05	$28.68	29.2%

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.
Champ, MO	7	98	-2%
Brooklyn, IL	740	76	-24%
Alorton, IL	1,908	78	-22%
Venice, IL	1,898	79	-21%
East St. Louis, IL	26,731	79	-21%
St. Louis, MO	316,030	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Riverside, CA	318,678	122	22%
Corpus Christi, TX	320,050	91	-9%
Lexington-Fayette, KY	311,529	95	-5%
Pittsburgh, PA	305,305	91	-9%
Stockton, CA	301,443	108	8%
St. Louis, MO	316,030	89	-11%

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

Academy, St. Louis, MO Cost of Living