LeRoy, Kansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 28%

Goods & Services 22%

Housing 62%

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	LeRoy	Kansas	National
Cost of living	72	88	100
Goods & Services	78	89	100
Groceries	86	91	100
Health care	98	101	100
Housing	38	76	100
Transportation	97	96	100
Utilities	98	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in LeRoy is 18% lower than the Kansas average
The cost of living in LeRoy is 28% lower than the national average
LeRoy housing is 62% lower than the national average
Kansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average
Kansas state income tax is 26% higher 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	$51,806	$4,317	$1,209	$1,554
Renters	$29,250	$2,438	$682	$878

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	11.5%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	3.1%	5.7%

Goods & Services

Item	LeRoy	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.79	$20.27	17.2%
Beauty Salon	$31.79	$40.39	21.3%
Toothpaste	$1.61	$2.36	31.6%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.08	10.0%
Movie	$10.50	$10.99	4.5%
Bowling	$13.87	$15.49	10.4%

Groceries

Item	LeRoy	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.74	$4.30	13.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.05	$1.40	24.9%
Milk	$1.65	$2.20	25.2%
Potatoes	$3.10	$3.22	3.8%
Pizza	$6.72	$10.74	37.5%
Beer	$8.45	$9.60	12.0%

Health Care

Item	LeRoy	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.15	$109.73	22.3%
Doctor	$135.89	$118.34	14.8%
Dentist	$91.10	$100.94	9.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.46	$9.93	14.9%
Lipitor	$402.55	$469.53	14.3%

Housing

Item	LeRoy	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$51,000.00	$184,700.00	72.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,123.44	$1,229.62	8.6%
Apartment Rent	$600.00	$949.00	36.8%

Transportation

Item	LeRoy	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.64	$2.71	2.4%
Tire Balancing	$50.08	$51.86	3.4%

Utilities

Item	LeRoy	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.29	$170.84	5.6%
Phone	$193.76	$187.18	3.5%

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.
Bassett, KS	11	90	9.7%
Piqua, KS	178	69	30.5%
Westphalia, KS	219	68	32.1%
Neosho Falls, KS	135	71	29.1%
Gridley, KS	345	71	29.1%
LeRoy, KS	614	72	28.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mountainburg, AR	614	79	20.9%
Welaka, FL	614	84	15.7%
Franklin, ID	614	89	11.0%
Utica, IN	614	93	6.5%
Loyall, KY	614	78	22.0%
LeRoy, KS	614	72	28.0%

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