Calmar, Iowa Cost Of Living

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Overall 20%

Goods & Services 14%

Housing 39%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Calmar	Iowa	National
Cost of living	80	89	100
Goods & Services	86	94	100
Groceries	95	98	100
Health care	101	100	100
Housing	61	73	100
Transportation	85	98	100
Utilities	88	95	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Calmar is 10% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Calmar is 20% lower than the national average
Calmar housing is 39% lower than the national average
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Iowa state income tax is 87% 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	$53,681	$4,473	$1,252	$1,611
Renters	$31,875	$2,656	$744	$956

Iowa Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Iowa	6%	7%

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	0.33%	8.53%

Goods & Services

Item	Calmar	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.32	$20.27	14.6%
Beauty Salon	$21.13	$40.39	47.7%
Toothpaste	$1.92	$2.36	18.8%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.08	1.0%
Movie	$9.37	$10.99	14.7%
Bowling	$11.17	$15.49	27.9%

Groceries

Item	Calmar	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.88	$4.30	9.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.62	$1.40	16.0%
Milk	$2.24	$2.20	1.8%
Potatoes	$2.73	$3.22	15.2%
Pizza	$10.48	$10.74	2.4%
Beer	$8.98	$9.60	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Calmar	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.72	$109.73	10.9%
Doctor	$125.67	$118.34	6.2%
Dentist	$106.85	$100.94	5.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.21	$9.93	17.4%
Lipitor	$471.43	$469.53	0.4%

Housing

Item	Calmar	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$113,000.00	$184,700.00	38.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,072.30	$1,229.62	12.8%
Apartment Rent	$561.00	$949.00	40.9%

Transportation

Item	Calmar	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.65	$2.71	2.2%
Tire Balancing	$33.88	$51.86	34.7%

Utilities

Item	Calmar	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.55	$170.84	20.1%
Phone	$184.20	$187.18	1.6%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Waucoma, IA	233	73	27.1%
Lawler, IA	324	74	26.3%
Protivin, IA	256	74	25.5%
Castalia, IA	188	75	25.5%
Clermont, IA	556	76	23.8%
Calmar, IA	1,023	80	19.9%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Autaugaville, AL	1,023	77	22.9%
Timberlane, IL	1,023	114	13.8%
Lynnview, KY	1,023	91	8.6%
Hays, MT	1,023	77	23.5%
Stem, NC	1,023	95	4.9%
Calmar, IA	1,023	80	19.9%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.