Cost Of Living in Delta, MO

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

7%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

41%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	Delta	Missouri	National
Cost of living	83	88	100
Goods & Services	93	94	100
Groceries	99	96	100
Health care	89	100	100
Housing	59	77	100
Transportation	90	87	100
Utilities	94	92	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Delta is 6% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Delta is 17% lower than the national average
Delta housing is 41% lower than the national average
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average
Missouri state income tax is 23% 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	$85,566	$7,131	$1,996	$2,567
Renters	$45,727	$3,811	$1,067	$1,372

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	2%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Delta	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.69	$27.62	17.8%
Beauty Salon	$41.19	$51.11	19.4%
Toothpaste	$4.04	$4.09	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.72	$1.54	11.5%
Movie	$12.89	$12.88	0.1%
Yoga	$20.35	$19.66	3.5%

Groceries

Item	Delta	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.84	$7.70	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.66	9.2%
Milk	$4.75	$4.73	0.4%
Potatoes	$5.24	$5.26	0.3%
Pizza	$11.32	$12.76	11.3%
Beer	$9.85	$10.55	6.6%

Health Care

Item	Delta	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.21	$140.06	25.6%
Doctor	$103.31	$153.82	32.8%
Dentist	$117.88	$123.15	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.82	$11.73	0.8%
Lipitor	$23.43	$23.61	0.8%

Housing

Item	Delta	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$188,421.00	$326,622.00	42.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,007.41	$2,480.25	19.1%
Apartment Rent	$891.00	$1,444.00	38.3%

Transportation

Item	Delta	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.97	$3.06	2.9%
Tire Balancing	$47.61	$65.21	27.0%

Utilities

Item	Delta	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.81	$220.12	12.0%
Phone	$204.58	$195.71	4.5%

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.
Lambert, MO	27	92	8.1%
Allenville, MO	104	71	29.3%
Bell City, MO	513	71	28.7%
Vanduser, MO	188	76	24.1%
Whitewater, MO	83	79	21.4%
Delta, MO	474	83	16.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bristow Cove, AL	474	91	9.1%
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Waubun, MN	474	84	15.6%
Lanagan, MO	474	76	23.8%
New Augusta, MS	474	79	21.2%
Delta, MO	474	83	16.8%