Castlewood, SD Cost Of Living

Castlewood cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Castlewood	South Dakota	National
Cost of living index	85	90	100
Index	Castlewood	South Dakota	National
Goods & Services index	98	95	100
Groceries index	95	99	100
Health care index	109	104	100
Housing index	58	77	100
Transportation index	94	94	100
Utilities index	89	93	100

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The cost of living in Castlewood is 6% lower than the South Dakota average.
The cost of living in Castlewood is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Castlewood is 42% lower than the national average.
South Dakota general sales tax is 21% lower than the national average.
South Dakota state income tax is 100% 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	$61,000	$5,083	$1,423	$1,830
Renters	$33,295	$2,775	$777	$999

South Dakota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Dakota	4%	6%

South Dakota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Dakota	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Castlewood	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.62	$16.09	15.3%
Beauty Salon	$28.24	$37.33	24.4%
Toothpaste	$2.74	$2.45	12.1%
Shampoo	$0.95	$1.00	4.8%
Movie	$9.39	$10.28	8.7%
Bowling	$4.14	$4.93	16.0%

Groceries

Item	Castlewood	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$2.86	$3.80	24.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.40	6.0%
Milk	$2.02	$2.01	0.6%
Potatoes	$2.06	$3.01	31.5%
Pizza	$10.68	$9.89	8.1%
Beer	$8.61	$8.90	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Castlewood	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.54	$102.16	17.0%
Doctor	$124.44	$108.36	14.8%
Dentist	$97.87	$92.53	5.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.99	$9.28	3.1%
Lipitor	$460.07	$425.82	8.0%

Housing

Item	Castlewood	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$103,600.00	$184,700.00	43.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,058.27	$1,202.44	12.0%
Apartment Rent	$605.00	$949.00	36.2%

Transportation

Item	Castlewood	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.16	$2.24	3.7%
Tire Balancing	$41.34	$46.29	10.7%

Utilities

Item	Castlewood	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.73	$165.96	11.0%
Phone	$25.75	$28.68	10.2%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Goodwin, SD	125	81	-19%
Lake Norden, SD	479	82	-18%
Hayti, SD	415	82	-18%
Estelline, SD	882	83	-17%
Kranzburg, SD	167	83	-17%
Castlewood, SD	609	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Haring, MI	609	78	-22%
Coalville, IA	609	80	-20%
New Washington, IN	609	90	-10%
Evansville, MN	609	89	-11%
Madison, CA	609	106	6%
Castlewood, SD	609	85	-15%

Source: The Castlewood, SD cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Castlewood, SD Cost of Living