Index | Blue Grass | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 93 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 113 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 78 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 102 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 95 | 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 | $16.83 | $20.27 | 17.0% |
Beauty Salon | $30.25 | $40.39 | 25.1% |
Toothpaste | $2.65 | $2.36 | 12.5% |
Shampoo | $1.20 | $1.08 | 11.2% |
Movie | $10.79 | $10.99 | 1.8% |
Bowling | $15.58 | $15.49 | 0.6% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.02 | $4.30 | 6.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.59 | $1.40 | 13.9% |
Milk | $2.99 | $2.20 | 35.7% |
Potatoes | $3.41 | $3.22 | 5.8% |
Pizza | $11.20 | $10.74 | 4.3% |
Beer | $9.33 | $9.60 | 2.8% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $83.72 | $109.73 | 23.7% |
Doctor | $120.89 | $118.34 | 2.2% |
Dentist | $82.00 | $100.94 | 18.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.41 | $9.93 | 4.8% |
Lipitor | $460.80 | $469.53 | 1.9% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $146,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 21.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $759.43 | $1,229.62 | 38.2% |
Apartment Rent | $727.00 | $949.00 | 23.4% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.60 | $2.71 | 4.2% |
Tire Balancing | $57.88 | $51.86 | 11.6% |
Item | Blue Grass | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $145.06 | $170.84 | 15.1% |
Phone | $194.67 | $187.18 | 4.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Oak Grove, IL | 562 | 78 | 22.4% |
New Liberty, IA | 166 | 84 | 16.4% |
Stockton, IA | 235 | 85 | 14.8% |
Milan, IL | 5,097 | 86 | 14.3% |
Rock Island, IL | 38,647 | 87 | 13.1% |
Blue Grass, IA | 1,563 | 93 | 7.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
East Berlin, PA | 1,563 | 100 | 0.2% |
Kitimat-Stikine B, BC | 1,563 | n/a | |
Sutton-Alpine, AK | 1,564 | 111 | 10.7% |
Limestone, IL | 1,562 | 93 | 7.1% |
Hamilton, IN | 1,564 | 92 | 7.5% |
Blue Grass, IA | 1,563 | 93 | 7.5% |