Index | Aplington | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 80 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 92 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 56 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 94 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 86 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $58,625 | $4,885 | $1,368 | $1,759 |
Renters | $48,929 | $4,077 | $1,142 | $1,468 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Aplington | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $16.57 | $17.49 | 5.3% |
Beauty Salon | $20.60 | $38.17 | 46.0% |
Toothpaste | $2.77 | $2.32 | 19.3% |
Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.01 | 2.2% |
Movie | $12.04 | $10.72 | 12.3% |
Bowling | $11.00 | $13.86 | 20.6% |
Item | Aplington | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.12 | $3.90 | 20.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.58 | $1.40 | 13.2% |
Milk | $1.91 | $1.96 | 2.7% |
Potatoes | $2.05 | $3.18 | 35.6% |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.39 | 3.9% |
Beer | $8.99 | $9.23 | 2.6% |
Item | Aplington | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $125.00 | $106.34 | 17.6% |
Doctor | $109.42 | $115.25 | 5.1% |
Dentist | $80.33 | $98.38 | 18.3% |
Ibuprofen | $9.07 | $9.26 | 2.1% |
Lipitor | $454.89 | $466.47 | 2.5% |
Item | Aplington | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $96,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 48.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,218.99 | $1,273.32 | 4.3% |
Apartment Rent | $613.00 | $949.00 | 35.4% |
Item | Aplington | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.66 | $2.59 | 2.5% |
Tire Balancing | $39.99 | $48.90 | 18.2% |
Item | Aplington | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $127.07 | $167.60 | 24.2% |
Phone | $177.99 | $163.42 | 8.9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bristow, IA | 153 | 70 | -30% |
Hansell, IA | 93 | 79 | -21% |
Dumont, IA | 708 | 82 | -18% |
Geneva, IA | 143 | 83 | -17% |
Ackley, IA | 1,738 | 77 | -23% |
Aplington, IA | 1,005 | 80 | -20% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Candlewood Lake, OH | 1,005 | 83 | -17% |
Gales Ferry, CT | 1,005 | 120 | 20% |
Deerfield, MA | 1,005 | 119 | 19% |
Burnsville, MS | 1,005 | 78 | -22% |
Blue Ridge, TX | 1,005 | 84 | -16% |
Aplington, IA | 1,005 | 80 | -20% |