Claycomo, Missouri Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 41%

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	Claycomo	Missouri	National
Cost of living	82	90	100
Goods & Services	93	94	100
Groceries	90	98	100
Health care	90	96	100
Housing	59	78	100
Transportation	86	94	100
Utilities	98	95	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Claycomo is 9% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Claycomo is 18% lower than the national average
Claycomo housing is 41% lower than the national average
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average
Missouri state income tax is 39% 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	$50,139	$4,178	$1,170	$1,504
Renters	$33,250	$2,771	$776	$998

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	1.5%	5.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Claycomo	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.73	$20.27	7.6%
Beauty Salon	$32.79	$40.39	18.8%
Toothpaste	$1.70	$2.36	27.8%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.08	5.5%
Movie	$10.95	$10.99	0.3%
Bowling	$15.40	$15.49	0.6%

Groceries

Item	Claycomo	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.86	$4.30	10.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.56	$1.40	11.7%
Milk	$2.26	$2.20	2.6%
Potatoes	$2.56	$3.22	20.5%
Pizza	$10.29	$10.74	4.2%
Beer	$8.97	$9.60	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Claycomo	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$89.00	$109.73	18.9%
Doctor	$87.49	$118.34	26.1%
Dentist	$97.13	$100.94	3.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.26	$9.93	6.7%
Lipitor	$475.56	$469.53	1.3%

Housing

Item	Claycomo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$99,700.00	$184,700.00	46.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,151.15	$1,229.62	6.4%
Apartment Rent	$665.00	$949.00	29.9%

Transportation

Item	Claycomo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.38	$2.71	12.2%
Tire Balancing	$43.20	$51.86	16.7%

Utilities

Item	Claycomo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$159.70	$170.84	6.5%
Phone	$193.33	$187.18	3.3%

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.
River Bend, MO	1	92	8.2%
Mosby, MO	204	77	23.3%
Excelsior Estates, MO	203	77	23.2%
Ferrelview, MO	373	79	21.4%
Homestead, MO	162	79	20.9%
Claycomo, MO	1,528	82	18.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Centennial Park, AZ	1,528	94	5.6%
Stuart, IA	1,528	80	20.0%
Muenster, TX	1,528	93	7.3%
Cedarville, AR	1,529	84	16.4%
Waterman, IL	1,527	95	4.8%
Claycomo, MO	1,528	82	18.1%

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