Index | Elkader | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 83 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 106 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 51 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 100 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 99 | 95 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $54,231 | $4,519 | $1,265 | $1,627 |
Renters | $32,778 | $2,732 | $765 | $983 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Elkader | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.99 | $20.27 | 11.3% |
Beauty Salon | $33.32 | $40.39 | 17.5% |
Toothpaste | $2.62 | $2.36 | 10.9% |
Shampoo | $1.12 | $1.08 | 4.1% |
Movie | $8.29 | $10.99 | 24.5% |
Bowling | $14.81 | $15.49 | 4.4% |
Item | Elkader | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.53 | $4.30 | 5.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.05 | $1.40 | 25.0% |
Milk | $2.84 | $2.20 | 29.1% |
Potatoes | $3.03 | $3.22 | 5.8% |
Pizza | $11.38 | $10.74 | 5.9% |
Beer | $9.42 | $9.60 | 1.9% |
Item | Elkader | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $87.17 | $109.73 | 20.6% |
Doctor | $186.46 | $118.34 | 57.6% |
Dentist | $91.00 | $100.94 | 9.8% |
Ibuprofen | $9.98 | $9.93 | 0.5% |
Lipitor | $435.40 | $469.53 | 7.3% |
Item | Elkader | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $84,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 54.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $911.31 | $1,229.62 | 25.9% |
Apartment Rent | $601.00 | $949.00 | 36.7% |
Item | Elkader | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.89 | $2.71 | 6.5% |
Tire Balancing | $46.26 | $51.86 | 10.8% |
Item | Elkader | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $169.32 | $170.84 | 0.9% |
Phone | $184.20 | $187.18 | 1.6% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Elkport, IA | 25 | 97 | -3% |
St. Olaf, IA | 138 | 78 | -22% |
Garber, IA | 129 | 80 | -20% |
Arlington, IA | 526 | 75 | -25% |
Wadena, IA | 279 | 76 | -24% |
Elkader, IA | 1,325 | 83 | -17% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Vance, AL | 1,325 | 95 | -5% |
Alton, IA | 1,325 | 87 | -13% |
Griggsville, IL | 1,325 | 82 | -18% |
Velda City, MO | 1,325 | 79 | -21% |
Vardaman, MS | 1,325 | 74 | -26% |
Elkader, IA | 1,325 | 83 | -17% |