Maquoketa, Iowa Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 48%

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	Maquoketa	Iowa	National
Cost of living	84	90	100
Goods & Services	97	96	100
Groceries	101	98	100
Health care	100	100	100
Housing	52	73	100
Transportation	88	101	100
Utilities	106	98	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Maquoketa is 7% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Maquoketa is 16% lower than the national average
Maquoketa housing is 48% lower than the national average
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Iowa state income tax is 87% lower 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	$50,804	$4,234	$1,185	$1,524
Renters	$17,629	$1,469	$411	$529

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Maquoketa, IA, 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 Maquoketa, homeowners have a median income of $50,804. Using that number, a maximum of $1,185 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $17,629, which means there is a maximum of $411 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

Iowa Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Iowa	6%	7%

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	0.33%	8.53%

Goods & Services

Item	Maquoketa	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.02	$17.49	2.7%
Beauty Salon	$30.00	$38.17	21.4%
Toothpaste	$3.16	$2.32	36.2%
Shampoo	$1.10	$1.01	8.7%
Movie	$8.37	$10.72	22.0%
Bowling	$18.42	$13.86	32.9%

Groceries

Item	Maquoketa	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.85	$3.90	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.44	$1.40	3.2%
Milk	$2.17	$1.96	10.6%
Potatoes	$2.85	$3.18	10.5%
Pizza	$10.78	$10.39	3.7%
Beer	$9.34	$9.23	1.2%

Health Care

Item	Maquoketa	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.75	$106.34	33.5%
Doctor	$155.50	$115.25	34.9%
Dentist	$80.17	$98.38	18.5%
Ibuprofen	$8.58	$9.26	7.4%
Lipitor	$491.58	$466.47	5.4%

Housing

Item	Maquoketa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$87,800.00	$184,700.00	52.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,031.73	$1,273.32	19.0%
Apartment Rent	$582.00	$949.00	38.7%

Transportation

Item	Maquoketa	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.66	$2.59	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$32.99	$48.90	32.5%

Utilities

Item	Maquoketa	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$188.14	$167.60	12.3%
Phone	$177.99	$163.42	8.9%

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.
Toronto, IA	120	79	-21%
Monmouth, IA	169	79	-21%
Spragueville, IA	107	80	-20%
Oxford Junction, IA	411	83	-17%
Lost Nation, IA	493	83	-17%
Maquoketa, IA	6,025	84	-16%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Munford, TN	6,025	85	-15%
Waupaca, WI	6,026	88	-12%
Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD	6,024	164	64%
Estherville, IA	6,027	85	-15%
Pahokee, FL	6,022	85	-15%
Maquoketa, IA	6,025	84	-16%

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

Maquoketa, IA Cost of Living

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