Index | Alden | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 84 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 101 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 101 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 47 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 103 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 90 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $50,313 | $4,193 | $1,174 | $1,510 |
Renters | $19,375 | $1,615 | $452 | $581 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Alden | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $21.60 | $17.49 | 23.5% |
Beauty Salon | $30.25 | $38.17 | 20.8% |
Toothpaste | $2.52 | $2.32 | 8.6% |
Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.01 | 17.6% |
Movie | $8.63 | $10.72 | 19.5% |
Bowling | $17.50 | $13.86 | 26.3% |
Item | Alden | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.78 | $3.90 | 3.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.40 | 16.1% |
Milk | $2.04 | $1.96 | 4.0% |
Potatoes | $2.70 | $3.18 | 15.2% |
Pizza | $9.76 | $10.39 | 6.1% |
Beer | $8.56 | $9.23 | 7.3% |
Item | Alden | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $109.50 | $106.34 | 3.0% |
Doctor | $122.00 | $115.25 | 5.9% |
Dentist | $92.75 | $98.38 | 5.7% |
Ibuprofen | $9.41 | $9.26 | 1.6% |
Lipitor | $517.06 | $466.47 | 10.8% |
Item | Alden | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $76,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 58.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,350.51 | $1,273.32 | 6.1% |
Apartment Rent | $563.00 | $949.00 | 40.7% |
Item | Alden | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.59 | $2.59 | 0.1% |
Tire Balancing | $53.96 | $48.90 | 10.4% |
Item | Alden | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $139.59 | $167.60 | 16.7% |
Phone | $177.99 | $163.42 | 8.9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Owasa, IA | 54 | 99 | -1% |
Buckeye, IA | 98 | 74 | -26% |
Popejoy, IA | 48 | 74 | -26% |
Galt, IA | 63 | 77 | -23% |
Bradford, IA | 62 | 79 | -21% |
Alden, IA | 769 | 84 | -16% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Green Valley, SD | 769 | 91 | -9% |
Melbourne Village, FL | 769 | 102 | 2% |
Madisonville, LA | 769 | 105 | 5% |
Lake Village, IN | 769 | 92 | -8% |
Clio, SC | 769 | 84 | -16% |
Alden, IA | 769 | 84 | -16% |