Cost Of Living In St. Marys, KS

St. Marys 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	St. Marys	Kansas	National
Cost of living index	89	90	100
Index	St. Marys	Kansas	National
Goods & Services index	98	96	100
Groceries index	98	93	100
Health care index	90	97	100
Housing index	71	76	100
Transportation index	85	93	100
Utilities index	103	98	100

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The cost of living in St. Marys is 1% lower than the Kansas average.
The cost of living in St. Marys is 11% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in St. Marys is 29% lower than the national average.
Kansas general sales tax is 21% higher than the national average.
Kansas state income tax is 21% 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	$58,603	$4,884	$1,367	$1,758
Renters	$28,833	$2,403	$673	$865

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.15%	9.65%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	2.7%	4.6%

Goods & Services

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.95	$15.56	4.0%
Beauty Salon	$26.96	$36.11	25.3%
Toothpaste	$2.49	$2.47	0.7%
Shampoo	$0.90	$0.96	6.4%
Movie	$10.44	$10.13	3.1%
Bowling	$4.95	$4.74	4.5%

Groceries

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.67	$3.98	7.9%
Fried Chicken	$2.04	$1.41	45.2%
Milk	$1.80	$2.06	12.9%
Potatoes	$2.48	$2.98	16.9%
Pizza	$9.42	$9.47	0.6%
Beer	$8.50	$8.79	3.3%

Health Care

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$124.13	$101.04	22.8%
Doctor	$88.46	$107.44	17.7%
Dentist	$77.02	$90.42	14.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.73	$9.28	6.0%
Lipitor	$406.56	$426.50	4.7%

Housing

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$130,500.00	$175,700.00	25.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$885.08	$1,133.23	21.9%
Apartment Rent	$582.00	$920.00	36.7%

Transportation

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.76	$1.99	11.6%
Tire Balancing	$36.04	$45.76	21.2%

Utilities

Item	St. Marys	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$151.84	$163.81	7.3%
Phone	$33.33	$28.39	17.4%

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.
Louisville, KS	304	77	-23%
Willard, KS	96	80	-20%
Emmett, KS	158	81	-19%
Paxico, KS	239	79	-21%
Delia, KS	177	82	-18%
St. Marys, KS	2,808	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cazenovia, NY	2,808	105	5%
North Yelm, WA	2,808	105	5%
England, AR	2,808	83	-17%
Villano Beach, FL	2,808	113	13%
Koloa, HI	2,806	179	79%
St. Marys, KS	2,808	89	-11%

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

St. Marys, KS Cost of Living