Index | Bode | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 81 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 96 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 98 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 38 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 103 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 111 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $46,500 | $3,875 | $1,085 | $1,395 |
Renters | $41,875 | $3,490 | $977 | $1,256 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Bode | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $25.76 | $17.49 | 47.3% |
Beauty Salon | $29.22 | $38.17 | 23.4% |
Toothpaste | $2.82 | $2.32 | 21.5% |
Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.01 | 2.2% |
Movie | $10.50 | $10.72 | 2.1% |
Bowling | $10.00 | $13.86 | 27.9% |
Item | Bode | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.27 | $3.90 | 16.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.65 | $1.40 | 18.2% |
Milk | $2.07 | $1.96 | 5.5% |
Potatoes | $2.99 | $3.18 | 6.1% |
Pizza | $11.49 | $10.39 | 10.5% |
Beer | $8.93 | $9.23 | 3.2% |
Item | Bode | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $94.00 | $106.34 | 11.6% |
Doctor | $130.00 | $115.25 | 12.8% |
Dentist | $92.00 | $98.38 | 6.5% |
Ibuprofen | $7.79 | $9.26 | 15.9% |
Lipitor | $465.99 | $466.47 | 0.1% |
Item | Bode | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $62,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 66.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $927.46 | $1,273.32 | 27.2% |
Apartment Rent | $464.00 | $949.00 | 51.1% |
Item | Bode | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.92 | $2.59 | 12.8% |
Tire Balancing | $43.98 | $48.90 | 10.1% |
Item | Bode | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $204.31 | $167.60 | 21.9% |
Phone | $178.59 | $163.42 | 9.3% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
St. Benedict, IA | 14 | 99 | -1% |
Sexton, IA | 38 | 99 | -1% |
Irvington, IA | 0 | 99 | -1% |
Pioneer, IA | 8 | 99 | -1% |
Bradgate, IA | 57 | 75 | -25% |
Bode, IA | 282 | 81 | -19% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Elba, NE | 282 | 79 | -21% |
Brandonville, PA | 282 | 88 | -12% |
Winkelman, AZ | 282 | 81 | -19% |
Plainfield, NH | 282 | 114 | 14% |
Bay View, MI | 282 | 102 | 2% |
Bode, IA | 282 | 81 | -19% |