Index | Elkhart | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 83 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 90 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 63 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 93 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 86 | 95 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $60,000 | $5,000 | $1,400 | $1,800 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Elkhart | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.13 | $20.27 | 10.5% |
Beauty Salon | $32.12 | $40.39 | 20.5% |
Toothpaste | $1.77 | $2.36 | 24.9% |
Shampoo | $1.16 | $1.08 | 8.2% |
Movie | $9.50 | $10.99 | 13.6% |
Bowling | $18.53 | $15.49 | 19.6% |
Item | Elkhart | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.49 | $4.30 | 18.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.57 | $1.40 | 12.1% |
Milk | $2.34 | $2.20 | 6.1% |
Potatoes | $2.65 | $3.22 | 17.6% |
Pizza | $10.15 | $10.74 | 5.5% |
Beer | $9.18 | $9.60 | 4.3% |
Item | Elkhart | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $115.02 | $109.73 | 4.8% |
Doctor | $115.47 | $118.34 | 2.4% |
Dentist | $80.69 | $100.94 | 20.1% |
Ibuprofen | $8.79 | $9.93 | 11.5% |
Lipitor | $478.90 | $469.53 | 2.0% |
Item | Elkhart | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $121,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 34.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $993.05 | $1,229.62 | 19.2% |
Apartment Rent | $547.00 | $949.00 | 42.4% |
Item | Elkhart | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.38 | $2.71 | 12.1% |
Tire Balancing | $52.56 | $51.86 | 1.4% |
Item | Elkhart | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $129.70 | $170.84 | 24.1% |
Phone | $184.26 | $187.18 | 1.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Valeria, IA | 46 | 76 | 24.0% |
Colfax, IA | 1,925 | 80 | 19.5% |
Mingo, IA | 255 | 81 | 19.0% |
Collins, IA | 458 | 85 | 15.1% |
Maxwell, IA | 839 | 88 | 12.4% |
Elkhart, IA | 815 | 83 | 16.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hennepin, IL | 815 | 86 | 13.7% |
Gaston, IN | 815 | 75 | 24.7% |
Heidelberg, MS | 815 | 80 | 19.5% |
Fort Calhoun, NE | 815 | 93 | 7.0% |
Tatum, NM | 815 | 79 | 21.3% |
Elkhart, IA | 815 | 83 | 16.7% |