Bedford, IA Cost Of Living

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Bedford 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	Bedford	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	77	90	100
Index	Bedford	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	91	96	100
Groceries index	98	98	100
Health care index	95	100	100
Housing index	38	73	100
Transportation index	96	101	100
Utilities index	99	98	100

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The cost of living in Bedford is 14% lower than the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Bedford is 23% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Bedford is 62% 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	$49,625	$4,135	$1,158	$1,489
Renters	$18,125	$1,510	$423	$544

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	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.60	$17.49	5.1%
Beauty Salon	$31.57	$38.17	17.3%
Toothpaste	$1.93	$2.32	16.8%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.01	11.1%
Movie	$10.64	$10.72	0.8%
Bowling	$15.33	$13.86	10.6%

Groceries

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.09	$3.90	20.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.89	$1.40	35.4%
Milk	$1.67	$1.96	14.9%
Potatoes	$3.82	$3.18	20.0%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$9.13	$9.23	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.80	$106.34	12.7%
Doctor	$122.85	$115.25	6.6%
Dentist	$76.96	$98.38	21.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.50	$9.26	2.6%
Lipitor	$484.42	$466.47	3.8%

Housing

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$52,400.00	$184,700.00	71.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,075.78	$1,273.32	15.5%
Apartment Rent	$578.00	$949.00	39.1%

Transportation

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.49	$2.59	4.1%
Tire Balancing	$48.37	$48.90	1.1%

Utilities

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.16	$167.60	5.6%
Phone	$191.59	$163.42	17.2%

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.
Athelstan, IA	11	94	-6%
Conway, IA	19	72	-28%
Sheridan, MO	217	72	-28%
Blockton, IA	153	72	-28%
Gravity, IA	157	75	-25%
Bedford, IA	1,446	77	-23%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pine Mountain, GA	1,446	91	-9%
Waverly, MN	1,446	104	4%
Canyon Creek, TX	1,445	76	-24%
Livermore Falls, ME	1,445	91	-9%
Eldridge, CA	1,445	171	71%
Bedford, IA	1,446	77	-23%

Source: The Bedford, IA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Bedford, IA Cost of Living