Cost Of Living in Cedar Bluffs, NE

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11%

Overall NAT. AVG.

3%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

30%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Cedar Bluffs	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	89	89	100
Goods & Services	97	96	100
Groceries	98	96	100
Health care	88	98	100
Housing	70	76	100
Transportation	99	100	100
Utilities	96	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cedar Bluffs is 1% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Cedar Bluffs is 11% lower than the national average
Cedar Bluffs housing is 30% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is 5% 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	$72,813	$6,068	$1,699	$2,185
Renters	$47,750	$3,979	$1,114	$1,433

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.64%

Goods & Services

Item	Cedar Bluffs	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.69	$24.26	2.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.50	$45.56	28.7%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$12.12	$12.13	0.1%
Bowling	$18.36	$18.00	2.0%

Groceries

Item	Cedar Bluffs	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.11	$5.84	4.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.2%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.1%
Potatoes	$4.50	$4.93	8.9%
Pizza	$11.19	$12.09	7.4%
Beer	$9.76	$10.41	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Cedar Bluffs	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.10	$125.68	2.1%
Doctor	$135.27	$135.78	0.4%
Dentist	$90.11	$113.29	20.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.62	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$357.80	$468.60	23.6%

Housing

Item	Cedar Bluffs	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,000.00	$184,700.00	41.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,869.86	$2,346.69	20.3%
Apartment Rent	$918.00	$949.00	3.3%

Transportation

Item	Cedar Bluffs	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$68.12	$59.92	13.7%

Utilities

Item	Cedar Bluffs	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$174.82	$193.99	9.9%
Phone	$200.78	$192.25	4.4%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ames, NE	0	97	3.4%
Fontanelle, NE	80	97	3.4%
Venice, NE	45	76	23.9%
Prague, NE	317	81	18.8%
Morse Bluff, NE	113	82	18.2%
Cedar Bluffs, NE	744	89	11.3%

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