Cost Of Living in Danville, IA

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12%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

37%

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	Danville	Iowa	National
Cost of living	88	90	100
Goods & Services	96	96	100
Groceries	95	97	100
Health care	104	99	100
Housing	63	73	100
Transportation	100	98	100
Utilities	113	96	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Danville is 1% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Danville is 12% lower than the national average
Danville housing is 37% lower than the national average
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Iowa state income tax is 69% 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	$75,417	$6,285	$1,760	$2,263
Renters	$25,625	$2,135	$598	$769

Iowa Sales Tax

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

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	4.4%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Danville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.13	$24.26	25.3%
Beauty Salon	$28.00	$45.56	38.5%
Toothpaste	$3.84	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.3%
Movie	$9.83	$12.13	19.0%
Bowling	$11.95	$18.00	33.6%

Groceries

Item	Danville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.55	$5.84	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.72	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$4.74	$4.93	4.0%
Pizza	$12.79	$12.09	5.8%
Beer	$9.83	$10.41	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Danville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.50	$125.68	4.1%
Doctor	$171.88	$135.78	26.6%
Dentist	$97.53	$113.29	13.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.43	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$506.88	$468.60	8.2%

Housing

Item	Danville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$106,500.00	$184,700.00	42.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,420.60	$2,346.69	39.5%
Apartment Rent	$709.00	$949.00	25.3%

Transportation

Item	Danville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.78	$59.92	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Danville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$229.59	$193.99	18.3%
Phone	$200.45	$192.25	4.3%

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.
Beaverdale, IA	886	99	0.9%
Mount Union, IA	135	81	18.6%
Lomax, IL	375	82	18.0%
New London, IA	2,433	87	13.3%
Donnellson, IA	908	88	12.2%
Danville, IA	931	88	11.8%

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Fertile, MN	931	83	17.3%
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Lot 20, PE	931	n/a
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Danville, IA	931	88	11.8%