Dunkerton, IA Cost Of Living

Dunkerton 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	Dunkerton	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	89	89	100
Index	Dunkerton	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	102	95	100
Groceries index	95	94	100
Health care index	91	97	100
Housing index	70	73	100
Transportation index	100	99	100
Utilities index	84	95	100

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The cost of living in Dunkerton is equal to the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Dunkerton is 11% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Dunkerton is 30% 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	$72,344	$6,029	$1,688	$2,171
Renters	$30,000	$2,500	$700	$900

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	Dunkerton	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	Dunkerton	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	Dunkerton	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	Dunkerton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$141,400.00	$184,700.00	23.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,215.22	$1,202.44	1.1%
Apartment Rent	$520.00	$949.00	45.2%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Dunkerton	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.
Westgate, IA	187	79	-21%
Hazleton, IA	794	80	-20%
Maynard, IA	513	81	-19%
Oelwein, IA	6,195	81	-19%
Washburn, IA	888	83	-17%
Dunkerton, IA	895	89	-11%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wickes, AR	895	74	-26%
Penryn, CA	895	151	51%
Beach City, OH	895	80	-20%
Blacklake, CA	895	153	53%
Ivey, GA	895	77	-23%
Dunkerton, IA	895	89	-11%

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

Dunkerton, IA Cost of Living