Houghton, IA Cost Of Living

Houghton cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Houghton	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	82	89	100
Index	Houghton	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	87	95	100
Groceries index	90	94	100
Health care index	99	97	100
Housing index	60	73	100
Transportation index	92	99	100
Utilities index	106	95	100

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The cost of living in Houghton is 7% lower than the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Houghton is 18% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Houghton is 40% lower than the national average.
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Iowa state income tax is 84% 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	$88,000	$7,333	$2,053	$2,640
Renters	$51,750	$4,313	$1,207	$1,553

Iowa Sales Tax

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

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	0.36%	8.98%

Goods & Services

Item	Houghton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.00	$16.09	31.6%
Beauty Salon	$22.00	$37.33	41.1%
Toothpaste	$2.78	$2.45	13.7%
Shampoo	$0.86	$1.00	14.4%
Movie	$9.00	$10.28	12.5%
Bowling	$4.00	$4.93	18.9%

Groceries

Item	Houghton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.05	$3.80	19.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.40	5.7%
Milk	$2.11	$2.01	4.9%
Potatoes	$2.73	$3.01	9.3%
Pizza	$7.66	$9.89	22.5%
Beer	$8.48	$8.90	4.7%

Health Care

Item	Houghton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.67	$102.16	16.1%
Doctor	$121.00	$108.36	11.7%
Dentist	$75.67	$92.53	18.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.57	$9.28	3.1%
Lipitor	$480.82	$425.82	12.9%

Housing

Item	Houghton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$125,000.00	$184,700.00	32.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$818.36	$1,202.44	31.9%
Apartment Rent	$392.00	$949.00	58.7%

Transportation

Item	Houghton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.27	$2.24	0.9%
Tire Balancing	$34.00	$46.29	26.6%

Utilities

Item	Houghton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.36	$165.96	6.3%
Phone	$30.52	$28.68	6.4%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hillsboro, IA	228	74	-26%
Bonaparte, IA	441	74	-26%
Rome, IA	164	74	-26%
Farmington, IA	961	75	-25%
Stockport, IA	250	76	-24%
Houghton, IA	152	82	-18%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Braddyville, IA	152	79	-21%
Fernan Lake Village, ID	152	126	26%
Spruce Pine, AL	152	95	-5%
Glendora, MS	152	72	-28%
Alpha, MN	152	78	-22%
Houghton, IA	152	82	-18%

Source: The Houghton, IA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Houghton, IA Cost of Living