Index | Calmar | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 82 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 92 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 61 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 94 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 86 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $53,681 | $4,473 | $1,252 | $1,611 |
Renters | $31,875 | $2,656 | $744 | $956 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Calmar | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $16.57 | $17.49 | 5.3% |
Beauty Salon | $20.60 | $38.17 | 46.0% |
Toothpaste | $2.77 | $2.32 | 19.3% |
Shampoo | $0.99 | $1.01 | 2.2% |
Movie | $12.04 | $10.72 | 12.3% |
Bowling | $11.00 | $13.86 | 20.6% |
Item | Calmar | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.12 | $3.90 | 20.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.58 | $1.40 | 13.2% |
Milk | $1.91 | $1.96 | 2.7% |
Potatoes | $2.05 | $3.18 | 35.6% |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.39 | 3.9% |
Beer | $8.99 | $9.23 | 2.6% |
Item | Calmar | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $125.00 | $106.34 | 17.6% |
Doctor | $109.42 | $115.25 | 5.1% |
Dentist | $80.33 | $98.38 | 18.3% |
Ibuprofen | $9.07 | $9.26 | 2.1% |
Lipitor | $454.89 | $466.47 | 2.5% |
Item | Calmar | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $113,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 38.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,218.99 | $1,273.32 | 4.3% |
Apartment Rent | $561.00 | $949.00 | 40.9% |
Item | Calmar | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.66 | $2.59 | 2.5% |
Tire Balancing | $39.99 | $48.90 | 18.2% |
Item | Calmar | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $127.07 | $167.60 | 24.2% |
Phone | $177.99 | $163.42 | 8.9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Waucoma, IA | 233 | 75 | -25% |
Lawler, IA | 324 | 75 | -25% |
Protivin, IA | 256 | 76 | -24% |
Castalia, IA | 188 | 76 | -24% |
Clermont, IA | 556 | 78 | -22% |
Calmar, IA | 1,023 | 82 | -18% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Avonmore, PA | 1,023 | 86 | -14% |
Lynnview, KY | 1,023 | 89 | -11% |
Stem, NC | 1,023 | 90 | -10% |
Lakeside City, TX | 1,023 | 90 | -10% |
Philadelphia, TN | 1,023 | 77 | -23% |
Calmar, IA | 1,023 | 82 | -18% |