Fremont, Nebraska Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 33%

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	Fremont	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	88	90	100
Goods & Services	96	97	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	98	101	100
Housing	67	76	100
Transportation	105	100	100
Utilities	96	89	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Fremont is 2% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Fremont is 12% lower than the national average
Fremont housing is 33% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is equal to 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	$60,022	$5,002	$1,400	$1,801
Renters	$34,173	$2,848	$797	$1,025

The affordability of the housing market in Fremont, NE as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Fremont homeowners, the median income is $60,022. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,400 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $34,173. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $797 for their rent related monthly costs.

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.84%

Goods & Services

Item	Fremont	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.60	$20.27	8.2%
Beauty Salon	$30.86	$40.39	23.6%
Toothpaste	$2.39	$2.36	1.2%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.08	1.8%
Movie	$11.19	$10.99	1.8%
Bowling	$16.52	$15.49	6.6%

Groceries

Item	Fremont	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.23	$4.30	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.13	$1.40	19.2%
Milk	$2.07	$2.20	5.9%
Potatoes	$3.19	$3.22	1.0%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.74	7.0%
Beer	$9.13	$9.60	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Fremont	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.92	$109.73	0.7%
Doctor	$127.69	$118.34	7.9%
Dentist	$87.99	$100.94	12.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.25	$9.93	3.2%
Lipitor	$471.59	$469.53	0.4%

Housing

Item	Fremont	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$116,500.00	$184,700.00	36.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,131.32	$1,229.62	8.0%
Apartment Rent	$724.00	$949.00	23.7%

Transportation

Item	Fremont	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.77	$2.71	2.1%
Tire Balancing	$57.02	$51.86	10.0%

Utilities

Item	Fremont	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$149.92	$170.84	12.2%
Phone	$197.81	$187.18	5.7%

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.
Ames, NE	80	98	2.4%
Venice, NE	74	98	2.4%
Fontanelle, NE	22	98	2.4%
King Lake, NE	120	80	20.1%
Nickerson, NE	323	82	17.5%
Fremont, NE	26,450	88	11.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Medina, OH	26,445	95	5.3%
Holbrook, NY	26,435	143	43.2%
Kankakee, IL	26,424	85	15.1%
Lemon Grove, CA	26,421	131	31.2%
Batavia, IL	26,413	112	12.5%
Fremont, NE	26,450	88	11.6%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.