Lyons, Kansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 56%

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	Lyons	Kansas	National
Cost of living	81	88	100
Goods & Services	97	89	100
Groceries	95	91	100
Health care	106	101	100
Housing	44	76	100
Transportation	90	96	100
Utilities	100	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Lyons is 8% lower than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Lyons is 19% lower than the national average
Lyons housing is 56% 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	$53,906	$4,492	$1,258	$1,617
Renters	$31,023	$2,585	$724	$931

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Lyons, KS, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Lyons, homeowners have a median income of $53,906. Using that number, a maximum of $1,258 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $31,023, which means there is a maximum of $724 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Lyons	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.72	$20.27	27.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.45	$40.39	19.7%
Toothpaste	$2.75	$2.36	16.4%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.08	10.3%
Movie	$10.15	$10.99	7.6%
Bowling	$12.31	$15.49	20.5%

Groceries

Item	Lyons	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.32	$4.30	0.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.16	$1.40	17.0%
Milk	$1.31	$2.20	40.6%
Potatoes	$2.25	$3.22	30.3%
Pizza	$11.00	$10.74	2.4%
Beer	$8.74	$9.60	8.9%

Health Care

Item	Lyons	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$174.52	$109.73	59.0%
Doctor	$135.63	$118.34	14.6%
Dentist	$89.97	$100.94	10.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.02	$9.93	9.1%
Lipitor	$492.82	$469.53	5.0%

Housing

Item	Lyons	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$73,600.00	$184,700.00	60.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$770.76	$1,229.62	37.3%
Apartment Rent	$521.00	$949.00	45.1%

Transportation

Item	Lyons	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.71	9.8%
Tire Balancing	$46.56	$51.86	10.2%

Utilities

Item	Lyons	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$166.10	$170.84	2.8%
Phone	$193.54	$187.18	3.4%

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.
Frederick, KS	10	96	3.8%
Chase, KS	555	75	25.4%
Alden, KS	83	75	25.3%
Geneseo, KS	233	75	24.9%
Raymond, KS	66	76	23.9%
Lyons, KS	3,716	81	19.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Blanding, UT	3,716	95	5.3%
Dell Rapids, SD	3,715	88	12.0%
Ballinger, TX	3,715	82	17.8%
Nowata, OK	3,717	81	19.4%
Ormstown, QC	3,717	n/a
Lyons, KS	3,716	81	19.3%

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