Early, Iowa Cost Of Living

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19%

Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

58%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Early	Iowa	National
Cost of living	81	89	100
Goods & Services	98	94	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	111	100	100
Housing	42	73	100
Transportation	95	98	100
Utilities	87	95	100

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The cost of living in Early is 10% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Early is 19% lower than the national average
Early housing is 58% lower than the national average
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Iowa state income tax is 87% 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	$39,615	$3,301	$924	$1,189
Renters	$40,057	$3,338	$935	$1,202

Iowa Sales Tax

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

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	0.33%	8.53%

Goods & Services

Item	Early	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.67	$20.27	17.8%
Beauty Salon	$35.00	$40.39	13.4%
Toothpaste	$2.58	$2.36	9.5%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.08	18.2%
Movie	$11.63	$10.99	5.8%
Bowling	$10.00	$15.49	35.4%

Groceries

Item	Early	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.15	$4.30	19.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.05	$1.40	25.0%
Milk	$3.67	$2.20	66.6%
Potatoes	$4.00	$3.22	24.3%
Pizza	$9.74	$10.74	9.3%
Beer	$8.85	$9.60	7.8%

Health Care

Item	Early	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.50	$109.73	2.0%
Doctor	$127.07	$118.34	7.4%
Dentist	$121.27	$100.94	20.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.44	$9.93	5.1%
Lipitor	$505.91	$469.53	7.7%

Housing

Item	Early	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$65,900.00	$184,700.00	64.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$883.77	$1,229.62	28.1%
Apartment Rent	$538.00	$949.00	43.3%

Transportation

Item	Early	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.80	$2.71	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$43.00	$51.86	17.1%

Utilities

Item	Early	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$134.81	$170.84	21.1%
Phone	$184.20	$187.18	1.6%

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.
Varina, IA	96	75	25.1%
Lytton, IA	290	77	23.5%
Nemaha, IA	100	77	22.6%
Galva, IA	466	79	21.2%
Arthur, IA	254	79	21.0%
Early, IA	699	81	19.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Central City, CO	699	97	3.0%
Kuttawa, KY	699	93	6.5%
Mount Aetna, MD	699	119	19.2%
Troy, MT	699	95	5.4%
Worthington, PA	699	90	10.0%
Early, IA	699	81	19.5%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.