Cost Of Living in Goodwill, SD

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

9%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

65%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Goodwill	South Dakota	National
Cost of living	83	89	100
Goods & Services	109	94	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	124	98	100
Housing	35	77	100
Transportation	99	97	100
Utilities	93	88	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Goodwill is 6% lower than the South Dakota average
The cost of living in Goodwill is 17% lower than the national average
Goodwill housing is 65% lower than the national average
South Dakota general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
South Dakota state income tax is 100% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$38,365	$3,197	$895	$1,151

South Dakota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Dakota	4.5%	6%

South Dakota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Dakota	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Goodwill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.97	$24.26	15.3%
Beauty Salon	$37.17	$45.56	18.4%
Toothpaste	$3.62	$3.70	2.2%
Shampoo	$1.52	$1.28	18.6%
Movie	$11.24	$12.13	7.4%
Bowling	$26.39	$18.00	46.6%

Groceries

Item	Goodwill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.75	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	13.9%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$4.86	$4.93	1.4%
Pizza	$13.07	$12.09	8.2%
Beer	$9.52	$10.41	8.5%

Health Care

Item	Goodwill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.94	$125.68	12.5%
Doctor	$162.98	$135.78	20.0%
Dentist	$96.90	$113.29	14.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.88	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$492.95	$468.60	5.2%

Housing

Item	Goodwill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$52,500.00	$184,700.00	71.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,954.72	$2,346.69	16.7%
Apartment Rent	$476.00	$949.00	49.8%

Transportation

Item	Goodwill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.31	$3.46	4.3%
Tire Balancing	$61.97	$59.92	3.4%

Utilities

Item	Goodwill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$175.69	$193.99	9.4%
Phone	$188.55	$192.25	1.9%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Peever, SD	186	81	18.7%
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Wilmot, SD	554	78	22.4%
Sisseton, SD	2,539	88	11.5%
Goodwill, SD	696	83	16.7%

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