Clinton, Nebraska Cost Of Living

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14%

Overall NAT. AVG.

0%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

44%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Clinton	Lincoln	Nebraska
Cost of living	86	93	90
Goods & Services	100	100	97
Groceries	96	96	99
Health care	107	107	101
Housing	56	81	76
Transportation	101	101	100
Utilities	89	89	89

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Key findings

The cost of living in Clinton is 5% lower than the Lincoln average
The cost of living in Clinton is 14% lower than the national average
Clinton housing is 44% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is equal to 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)
Household	$28,720	$2,393	$670	$862

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.84%

Goods & Services

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.73	$20.27	22.0%
Beauty Salon	$39.00	$40.39	3.5%
Toothpaste	$2.51	$2.36	6.5%
Shampoo	$1.05	$1.08	2.4%
Movie	$11.54	$10.99	5.0%
Bowling	$17.29	$15.49	11.6%

Groceries

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.19	$4.30	2.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.40	3.9%
Milk	$2.05	$2.20	7.1%
Potatoes	$2.42	$3.22	24.7%
Pizza	$9.88	$10.74	8.0%
Beer	$8.87	$9.60	7.6%

Health Care

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$111.85	$109.73	1.9%
Doctor	$156.08	$118.34	31.9%
Dentist	$96.23	$100.94	4.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.80	$9.93	1.4%
Lipitor	$484.67	$469.53	3.2%

Housing

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$150,200.00	$184,700.00	18.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$983.19	$1,229.62	20.0%
Apartment Rent	$750.00	$949.00	21.0%

Transportation

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.68	$2.71	1.1%
Tire Balancing	$54.51	$51.86	5.1%

Utilities

Item	Lincoln	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.14	$170.84	24.4%
Phone	$197.75	$187.18	5.6%

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.
Davey, NE	143	87	13.0%
Raymond, NE	123	87	12.9%
Crete, NE	7,089	88	12.3%
Sprague, NE	131	88	12.1%
Greenwood, NE	563	89	11.3%
Lincoln, NE	273,018	93	7.1%

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Henderson, NV	277,872	109	9.4%
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Toledo, OH	280,854	84	16.4%
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Lincoln, NE	273,018	93	7.1%