Lindsborg, Kansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 12%

Housing 20%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Lindsborg	Kansas	National
Cost of living	88	89	100
Goods & Services	88	93	100
Groceries	87	93	100
Health care	99	99	100
Housing	80	76	100
Transportation	98	95	100
Utilities	101	98	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Lindsborg is 1% lower than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Lindsborg is 12% lower than the national average
Lindsborg housing is 20% 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	$73,400	$6,117	$1,713	$2,202
Renters	$26,908	$2,242	$628	$807

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	Lindsborg	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.33	$17.49	4.8%
Beauty Salon	$24.33	$38.17	36.3%
Toothpaste	$1.78	$2.32	23.3%
Shampoo	$0.92	$1.01	9.1%
Movie	$6.51	$10.72	39.3%
Bowling	$7.00	$13.86	49.5%

Groceries

Item	Lindsborg	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$2.78	$3.90	28.7%
Fried Chicken	$0.97	$1.40	30.5%
Milk	$0.85	$1.96	56.7%
Potatoes	$2.63	$3.18	17.4%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$8.65	$9.23	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Lindsborg	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$175.00	$106.34	64.6%
Doctor	$120.67	$115.25	4.7%
Dentist	$80.25	$98.38	18.4%
Ibuprofen	$7.98	$9.26	13.8%
Lipitor	$497.05	$466.47	6.6%

Housing

Item	Lindsborg	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$158,800.00	$184,700.00	14.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$924.32	$1,273.32	27.4%
Apartment Rent	$621.00	$949.00	34.6%

Transportation

Item	Lindsborg	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.41	$2.59	6.9%
Tire Balancing	$52.95	$48.90	8.3%

Utilities

Item	Lindsborg	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$165.27	$167.60	1.4%
Phone	$187.73	$163.42	14.9%

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.
Roxbury, KS	62	91	-9%
Kipp, KS	157	91	-9%
Falun, KS	112	91	-9%
Windom, KS	101	77	-23%
Gypsum, KS	416	79	-21%
Lindsborg, KS	3,417	88	-12%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Country Squire Lakes, IN	3,417	81	-19%
Farmersville, TX	3,416	87	-13%
Philippi, WV	3,416	82	-18%
Bedford Hills, NY	3,416	151	51%
Essexville, MI	3,418	90	-10%
Lindsborg, KS	3,417	88	-12%

Source: The Lindsborg, KS cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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