Cheatom Park, IA Cost Of Living

Cheatom Park cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Cheatom Park	Des Moines	Iowa
Cost of living index	82	86	89
Index	Cheatom Park	Des Moines	Iowa
Goods & Services index	89	89	95
Groceries index	90	90	94
Health care index	97	97	97
Housing index	58	70	73
Transportation index	99	99	99
Utilities index	99	99	95

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The cost of living in Cheatom Park is 7% lower than the Des Moines average.
The cost of living in Cheatom Park is 18% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Cheatom Park is 42% lower than the national average.
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Iowa state income tax is 84% 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)
Household	$41,255	$3,438	$963	$1,238

Iowa Sales Tax

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

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	0.36%	8.98%

Goods & Services

Item	Des Moines	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.97	$16.09	6.9%
Beauty Salon	$31.92	$37.33	14.5%
Toothpaste	$1.86	$2.45	24.1%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.00	3.1%
Movie	$9.04	$10.28	12.1%
Bowling	$4.58	$4.93	7.1%

Groceries

Item	Des Moines	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.07	$3.80	19.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.60	$1.40	14.8%
Milk	$1.79	$2.01	10.8%
Potatoes	$2.02	$3.01	33.0%
Pizza	$9.16	$9.89	7.4%
Beer	$8.62	$8.90	3.1%

Health Care

Item	Des Moines	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$99.16	$102.16	2.9%
Doctor	$118.76	$108.36	9.6%
Dentist	$78.86	$92.53	14.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.72	$9.28	6.0%
Lipitor	$430.12	$425.82	1.0%

Housing

Item	Des Moines	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,800.00	$184,700.00	35.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,106.22	$1,202.44	8.0%
Apartment Rent	$775.00	$949.00	18.3%

Transportation

Item	Des Moines	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.20	$2.24	2.2%
Tire Balancing	$46.50	$46.29	0.4%

Utilities

Item	Des Moines	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$157.15	$165.96	5.3%
Phone	$30.20	$28.68	5.3%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Swan, IA	69	74	-26%
Valeria, IA	46	76	-24%
Spring Hill, IA	60	79	-21%
Martensdale, IA	452	82	-18%
Sandyville, IA	74	83	-17%
Des Moines, IA	212,859	86	-14%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Birmingham, AL	212,424	82	-18%
Spokane, WA	212,078	94	-6%
San Bernardino, CA	214,581	107	7%
Rochester, NY	210,291	88	-12%
Richmond, VA	216,773	100	0%
Des Moines, IA	212,859	86	-14%

Source: The Cheatom Park, Des Moines, IA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Cheatom Park, Des Moines, IA Cost of Living