Index | Malcom | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 84 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 103 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 113 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 42 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 105 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $46,364 | $3,864 | $1,082 | $1,391 |
Renters | $37,500 | $3,125 | $875 | $1,125 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Malcom | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.04 | $17.49 | 8.9% |
Beauty Salon | $38.25 | $38.17 | 0.2% |
Toothpaste | $2.74 | $2.32 | 18.1% |
Shampoo | $0.84 | $1.01 | 17.0% |
Movie | $9.53 | $10.72 | 11.1% |
Bowling | $15.25 | $13.86 | 10.0% |
Item | Malcom | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.96 | $3.90 | 1.5% |
Fried Chicken | $1.76 | $1.40 | 26.1% |
Milk | $2.19 | $1.96 | 11.6% |
Potatoes | $2.96 | $3.18 | 7.0% |
Pizza | $10.69 | $10.39 | 2.8% |
Beer | $8.91 | $9.23 | 3.5% |
Item | Malcom | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $115.33 | $106.34 | 8.5% |
Doctor | $113.50 | $115.25 | 1.5% |
Dentist | $127.50 | $98.38 | 29.6% |
Ibuprofen | $9.15 | $9.26 | 1.2% |
Lipitor | $515.99 | $466.47 | 10.6% |
Item | Malcom | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $77,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 58.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,190.88 | $1,273.32 | 6.5% |
Apartment Rent | $395.00 | $949.00 | 58.4% |
Item | Malcom | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.57 | $2.59 | 1.0% |
Tire Balancing | $46.67 | $48.90 | 4.6% |
Item | Malcom | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $186.17 | $167.60 | 11.1% |
Phone | $177.99 | $163.42 | 8.9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Chelsea, IA | 242 | 78 | -22% |
Barnes City, IA | 265 | 83 | -17% |
Deep River, IA | 252 | 84 | -16% |
Gilman, IA | 598 | 83 | -17% |
Searsboro, IA | 184 | 79 | -21% |
Malcom, IA | 297 | 84 | -16% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Valle Crucis, NC | 297 | 106 | 6% |
Sabillasville, MD | 297 | 113 | 13% |
Cloverdale, OR | 297 | 115 | 15% |
Prospect, NY | 297 | 86 | -14% |
Lanare, CA | 297 | 106 | 6% |
Malcom, IA | 297 | 84 | -16% |