Index | Kearney | Nebraska | National |
Cost of living | 91 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 98 | 101 | 100 |
Housing | 83 | 76 | 100 |
Transportation | 94 | 100 | 100 |
Utilities | 84 | 89 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $76,156 | $6,346 | $1,777 | $2,285 |
Renters | $30,943 | $2,579 | $722 | $928 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Nebraska | 5.5% | 7.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Nebraska | 2.46% | 6.84% |
Item | Kearney | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $12.50 | $20.27 | 38.3% |
Beauty Salon | $25.00 | $40.39 | 38.1% |
Toothpaste | $2.07 | $2.36 | 12.1% |
Shampoo | $1.05 | $1.08 | 2.8% |
Movie | $8.19 | $10.99 | 25.4% |
Bowling | $10.00 | $15.49 | 35.4% |
Item | Kearney | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.46 | $4.30 | 19.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.64 | $1.40 | 17.4% |
Milk | $2.03 | $2.20 | 7.7% |
Potatoes | $3.76 | $3.22 | 16.9% |
Pizza | $10.75 | $10.74 | 0.1% |
Beer | $9.08 | $9.60 | 5.4% |
Item | Kearney | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $113.61 | $109.73 | 3.5% |
Doctor | $130.00 | $118.34 | 9.9% |
Dentist | $83.00 | $100.94 | 17.8% |
Ibuprofen | $9.04 | $9.93 | 9.0% |
Lipitor | $519.95 | $469.53 | 10.7% |
Item | Kearney | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $159,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 13.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,280.94 | $1,229.62 | 4.2% |
Apartment Rent | $722.00 | $949.00 | 23.9% |
Item | Kearney | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.58 | $2.71 | 4.8% |
Tire Balancing | $47.50 | $51.86 | 8.4% |
Item | Kearney | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $116.55 | $170.84 | 31.8% |
Phone | $195.70 | $187.18 | 4.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Odessa, NE | 78 | 82 | 18.4% |
Amherst, NE | 225 | 84 | 15.7% |
Minden, NE | 2,911 | 86 | 13.7% |
Gibbon, NE | 2,081 | 86 | 13.6% |
Riverdale, NE | 204 | 88 | 12.1% |
Kearney, NE | 32,709 | 91 | 8.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rome, NY | 32,673 | 93 | 7.4% |
St. Charles, IL | 32,745 | 113 | 12.6% |
Kennesaw, GA | 32,669 | 95 | 4.8% |
Orangeville, ON | 32,668 | n/a | |
Eastpointe, MI | 32,648 | 89 | 10.9% |
Kearney, NE | 32,709 | 91 | 8.7% |