Index | Marshalltown | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 87 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 101 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 101 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 57 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 103 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 90 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $57,484 | $4,790 | $1,341 | $1,725 |
Renters | $33,566 | $2,797 | $783 | $1,007 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Marshalltown | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $21.60 | $17.49 | 23.5% |
Beauty Salon | $30.25 | $38.17 | 20.8% |
Toothpaste | $2.52 | $2.32 | 8.6% |
Shampoo | $1.19 | $1.01 | 17.6% |
Movie | $8.63 | $10.72 | 19.5% |
Bowling | $17.50 | $13.86 | 26.3% |
Item | Marshalltown | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.78 | $3.90 | 3.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.62 | $1.40 | 16.1% |
Milk | $2.04 | $1.96 | 4.0% |
Potatoes | $2.70 | $3.18 | 15.2% |
Pizza | $9.76 | $10.39 | 6.1% |
Beer | $8.56 | $9.23 | 7.3% |
Item | Marshalltown | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $109.50 | $106.34 | 3.0% |
Doctor | $122.00 | $115.25 | 5.9% |
Dentist | $92.75 | $98.38 | 5.7% |
Ibuprofen | $9.41 | $9.26 | 1.6% |
Lipitor | $517.06 | $466.47 | 10.8% |
Item | Marshalltown | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $98,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 46.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,350.51 | $1,273.32 | 6.1% |
Apartment Rent | $633.00 | $949.00 | 33.3% |
Item | Marshalltown | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.59 | $2.59 | 0.1% |
Tire Balancing | $53.96 | $48.90 | 10.4% |
Item | Marshalltown | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $139.59 | $167.60 | 16.7% |
Phone | $177.99 | $163.42 | 8.9% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Green Mountain, IA | 120 | 75 | -25% |
Liscomb, IA | 291 | 81 | -19% |
Union, IA | 487 | 82 | -18% |
Laurel, IA | 358 | 82 | -18% |
Ferguson, IA | 137 | 82 | -18% |
Marshalltown, IA | 27,637 | 87 | -13% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Garner, NC | 27,625 | 96 | -4% |
Kirkwood, MO | 27,614 | 107 | 7% |
Crofton, MD | 27,663 | 140 | 40% |
Forest Hills, MI | 27,667 | 112 | 12% |
Maywood, CA | 27,672 | 126 | 26% |
Marshalltown, IA | 27,637 | 87 | -13% |