Index | Blue Grass | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 93 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 94 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 103 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 103 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 78 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 113 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 99 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $71,750 | $5,979 | $1,674 | $2,153 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $12.67 | $17.49 | 27.6% |
Beauty Salon | $31.75 | $38.17 | 16.8% |
Toothpaste | $3.09 | $2.32 | 33.1% |
Shampoo | $0.95 | $1.01 | 6.1% |
Movie | $10.72 | $10.72 | 0.0% |
Bowling | $13.33 | $13.86 | 3.8% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.27 | $3.90 | 16.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.69 | $1.40 | 21.1% |
Milk | $2.52 | $1.96 | 28.4% |
Potatoes | $2.64 | $3.18 | 17.1% |
Pizza | $12.95 | $10.39 | 24.6% |
Beer | $8.99 | $9.23 | 2.6% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $87.50 | $106.34 | 17.7% |
Doctor | $130.50 | $115.25 | 13.2% |
Dentist | $97.50 | $98.38 | 0.9% |
Ibuprofen | $8.49 | $9.26 | 8.3% |
Lipitor | $515.99 | $466.47 | 10.6% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $146,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 21.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $950.53 | $1,273.32 | 25.4% |
Apartment Rent | $727.00 | $949.00 | 23.4% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.67 | $2.59 | 2.9% |
Tire Balancing | $65.32 | $48.90 | 33.6% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $159.75 | $167.60 | 4.7% |
Phone | $188.52 | $163.42 | 15.4% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Oak Grove, IL | 562 | 78 | -22% |
New Liberty, IA | 166 | 84 | -16% |
Stockton, IA | 235 | 86 | -14% |
Milan, IL | 5,097 | 86 | -14% |
Rock Island, IL | 38,647 | 87 | -13% |
Blue Grass, IA | 1,563 | 93 | -7% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
East Berlin, PA | 1,563 | 99 | -1% |
Hamilton, IN | 1,564 | 90 | -10% |
Freedom, PA | 1,564 | 84 | -16% |
Sutton-Alpine, AK | 1,564 | 108 | 8% |
Somerset, TX | 1,562 | 83 | -17% |
Blue Grass, IA | 1,563 | 93 | -7% |