Dike, IA Cost Of Living

Dike 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	Dike	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	93	89	100
Index	Dike	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	102	95	100
Groceries index	95	94	100
Health care index	91	97	100
Housing index	82	73	100
Transportation index	100	99	100
Utilities index	84	95	100

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The cost of living in Dike is 4% higher than the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Dike is 7% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Dike is 18% 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)
Owners	$82,969	$6,914	$1,936	$2,489
Renters	$28,977	$2,415	$676	$869

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	Dike	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$12.50	$16.09	22.3%
Beauty Salon	$27.50	$37.33	26.3%
Toothpaste	$2.14	$2.45	12.7%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.00	0.6%
Movie	$10.67	$10.28	3.8%
Bowling	$3.50	$4.93	29.0%

Groceries

Item	Dike	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.64	$3.80	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.40	9.8%
Milk	$1.94	$2.01	3.4%
Potatoes	$3.06	$3.01	1.7%
Pizza	$9.16	$9.89	7.4%
Beer	$7.85	$8.90	11.8%

Health Care

Item	Dike	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.17	$102.16	17.6%
Doctor	$101.67	$108.36	6.2%
Dentist	$81.66	$92.53	11.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.43	$9.28	9.1%
Lipitor	$359.57	$425.82	15.6%

Housing

Item	Dike	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$166,600.00	$184,700.00	9.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,215.22	$1,202.44	1.1%
Apartment Rent	$607.00	$949.00	36.0%

Transportation

Item	Dike	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.29	$2.24	2.1%
Tire Balancing	$43.78	$46.29	5.4%

Utilities

Item	Dike	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.04	$165.96	3.6%
Phone	$20.10	$28.68	29.9%

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.
Morrison, IA	122	77	-23%
Lincoln, IA	121	81	-19%
Holland, IA	284	82	-18%
New Hartford, IA	621	83	-17%
Aplington, IA	1,005	85	-15%
Dike, IA	1,309	93	-7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South Palm Beach, FL	1,309	115	15%
Spicer, MN	1,309	97	-3%
Ecru, MS	1,309	78	-22%
Kingsford Heights, IN	1,310	81	-19%
Hudson, PA	1,308	87	-13%
Dike, IA	1,309	93	-7%

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

Dike, IA Cost of Living