Cost Of Living in Bladen, NE

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30%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

78%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Bladen	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	70	89	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	93	96	100
Health care	97	98	100
Housing	22	76	100
Transportation	96	100	100
Utilities	80	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Bladen is 22% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Bladen is 30% lower than the national average
Bladen housing is 78% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is 5% 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	$48,333	$4,028	$1,128	$1,450
Renters	$44,688	$3,724	$1,043	$1,341

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.64%

Goods & Services

Item	Bladen	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.50	$24.26	27.9%
Beauty Salon	$28.75	$45.56	36.9%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.28	23.5%
Movie	$9.10	$12.13	25.0%
Bowling	$11.33	$18.00	37.0%

Groceries

Item	Bladen	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.66	$5.84	14.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	4.0%
Potatoes	$4.49	$4.93	9.1%
Pizza	$11.34	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$9.34	$10.41	10.3%

Health Care

Item	Bladen	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.50	$125.68	2.2%
Doctor	$139.89	$135.78	3.0%
Dentist	$97.50	$113.29	13.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.22	$10.65	4.0%
Lipitor	$518.77	$468.60	10.7%

Housing

Item	Bladen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$41,400.00	$184,700.00	77.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,926.53	$2,346.69	17.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Bladen	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	2.9%
Tire Balancing	$55.44	$59.92	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Bladen	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.33	$193.99	34.9%
Phone	$199.27	$192.25	3.7%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cowles, NE	11	90	9.6%
Norman, NE	38	71	29.1%
Campbell, NE	341	73	26.7%
Holstein, NE	277	77	22.6%
Ayr, NE	108	78	21.7%
Bladen, NE	174	70	30.0%

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