Cost Of Living in Clear Lake, WI

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12%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

31%

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	Clear Lake	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	88	96	100
Goods & Services	96	97	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	101	112	100
Housing	69	88	100
Transportation	98	98	100
Utilities	94	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Clear Lake is 8% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Clear Lake is 12% lower than the national average
Clear Lake housing is 31% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% higher 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	$61,736	$5,145	$1,440	$1,852
Renters	$31,000	$2,583	$723	$930

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.67	$24.26	18.2%
Beauty Salon	$34.55	$45.56	24.2%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.4%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.5%
Movie	$13.47	$12.13	11.0%
Bowling	$21.50	$18.00	19.4%

Groceries

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.49	$5.84	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.2%
Milk	$4.63	$4.67	0.8%
Potatoes	$4.98	$4.93	0.8%
Pizza	$12.49	$12.09	3.3%
Beer	$9.36	$10.41	10.1%

Health Care

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$145.44	$125.68	15.7%
Doctor	$229.08	$135.78	68.7%
Dentist	$108.67	$113.29	4.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.36	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$599.08	$468.60	27.8%

Housing

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$136,800.00	$184,700.00	25.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,941.44	$2,346.69	17.3%
Apartment Rent	$538.00	$949.00	43.3%

Transportation

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$61.74	$59.92	3.0%

Utilities

Item	Clear Lake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$175.38	$193.99	9.6%
Phone	$187.39	$192.25	2.5%

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.
Prairie Farm, WI	491	86	13.6%
Almena, WI	761	87	12.8%
Centuria, WI	1,080	85	15.4%
Turtle Lake, WI	891	89	11.1%
Emerald, WI	227	90	10.3%
Clear Lake, WI	1,105	88	11.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Baldwin, MI	1,105	79	21.0%
Clarkton, MO	1,105	74	26.4%
Dodson Branch, TN	1,105	89	11.1%
Mikes, TX	1,105	82	18.0%
Division No. 1, Subd. M, NL	1,105	n/a
Clear Lake, WI	1,105	88	11.7%