Cost Of Living In Whiting, IA

Whiting 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	Whiting	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	80	89	100
Index	Whiting	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	95	95	100
Groceries index	94	95	100
Health care index	98	98	100
Housing index	47	73	100
Transportation index	96	97	100
Utilities index	91	96	100

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The cost of living in Whiting is 10% lower than the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Whiting is 20% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Whiting is 53% lower than the national average.
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Iowa state income tax is 84% 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	$45,333	$3,778	$1,058	$1,360
Renters	$35,556	$2,963	$830	$1,067

Iowa Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Iowa	6%	7%

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	0.36%	8.98%

Goods & Services

Item	Whiting	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	Whiting	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	Whiting	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	Whiting	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$74,200.00	$175,700.00	57.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$892.28	$1,133.23	21.3%
Apartment Rent	$547.00	$920.00	40.5%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Whiting	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.
Castana, IA	94	71	-29%
Macy, NE	941	75	-25%
Decatur, NE	446	76	-24%
Blencoe, IA	244	76	-24%
Oto, IA	76	76	-24%
Whiting, IA	878	80	-20%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hamel, IL	878	96	-4%
Hillburn, NY	878	130	30%
St. Joseph, TN	878	82	-18%
Catheys Valley, CA	878	129	29%
Wallace, SC	878	86	-14%
Whiting, IA	878	80	-20%

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

Whiting, IA Cost of Living