Index | Houghton | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 83 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 89 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 99 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 60 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 90 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 109 | 98 | 100 |
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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 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Houghton | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $13.97 | $17.49 | 20.1% |
Beauty Salon | $20.49 | $38.17 | 46.3% |
Toothpaste | $2.16 | $2.32 | 6.9% |
Shampoo | $1.05 | $1.01 | 3.8% |
Movie | $9.00 | $10.72 | 16.1% |
Bowling | $7.75 | $13.86 | 44.1% |
Item | Houghton | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.39 | $3.90 | 13.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.55 | $1.40 | 11.1% |
Milk | $2.15 | $1.96 | 9.6% |
Potatoes | $2.49 | $3.18 | 21.8% |
Pizza | $10.70 | $10.39 | 2.9% |
Beer | $9.99 | $9.23 | 8.2% |
Item | Houghton | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $101.00 | $106.34 | 5.0% |
Doctor | $121.00 | $115.25 | 5.0% |
Dentist | $86.00 | $98.38 | 12.6% |
Ibuprofen | $9.49 | $9.26 | 2.5% |
Lipitor | $536.88 | $466.47 | 15.1% |
Item | Houghton | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $125,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 32.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $892.73 | $1,273.32 | 29.9% |
Apartment Rent | $392.00 | $949.00 | 58.7% |
Item | Houghton | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.52 | $2.59 | 3.0% |
Tire Balancing | $39.00 | $48.90 | 20.2% |
Item | Houghton | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $196.50 | $167.60 | 17.2% |
Phone | $177.99 | $163.42 | 8.9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hillsboro, IA | 228 | 75 | -25% |
Bonaparte, IA | 441 | 76 | -24% |
Rome, IA | 164 | 76 | -24% |
Farmington, IA | 961 | 76 | -24% |
Stockport, IA | 250 | 77 | -23% |
Houghton, IA | 152 | 83 | -17% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Beards Fork, WV | 152 | 72 | -28% |
Glendora, MS | 152 | 70 | -30% |
Alpha, MN | 152 | 77 | -23% |
Braddyville, IA | 152 | 80 | -20% |
Fernan Lake Village, ID | 152 | 129 | 29% |
Houghton, IA | 152 | 83 | -17% |