Index | Milford | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 96 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 107 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 68 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 85 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $60,161 | $5,013 | $1,404 | $1,805 |
Renters | $27,574 | $2,298 | $643 | $827 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Milford | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $16.15 | $17.49 | 7.7% |
Beauty Salon | $30.20 | $38.17 | 20.9% |
Toothpaste | $2.13 | $2.32 | 8.2% |
Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.01 | 11.7% |
Movie | $9.75 | $10.72 | 9.1% |
Bowling | $15.19 | $13.86 | 9.6% |
Item | Milford | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.19 | $3.90 | 18.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.91 | $1.40 | 36.8% |
Milk | $2.13 | $1.96 | 8.6% |
Potatoes | $2.49 | $3.18 | 21.8% |
Pizza | $10.49 | $10.39 | 0.9% |
Beer | $8.79 | $9.23 | 4.8% |
Item | Milford | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $124.00 | $106.34 | 16.6% |
Doctor | $142.50 | $115.25 | 23.6% |
Dentist | $100.00 | $98.38 | 1.6% |
Ibuprofen | $9.59 | $9.26 | 3.6% |
Lipitor | $447.40 | $466.47 | 4.1% |
Item | Milford | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $132,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 28.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,183.43 | $1,273.32 | 7.1% |
Apartment Rent | $549.00 | $949.00 | 42.1% |
Item | Milford | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.58 | $2.59 | 0.5% |
Tire Balancing | $38.40 | $48.90 | 21.5% |
Item | Milford | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $124.73 | $167.60 | 25.6% |
Phone | $178.51 | $163.42 | 9.2% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Dickens, IA | 204 | 80 | -20% |
Harris, IA | 147 | 76 | -24% |
Terril, IA | 379 | 81 | -19% |
Ruthven, IA | 730 | 82 | -18% |
Superior, IA | 168 | 84 | -16% |
Milford, IA | 2,991 | 86 | -14% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Yountville, CA | 2,991 | 174 | 74% |
Churchill, PA | 2,990 | 101 | 1% |
Arcadia, WI | 2,990 | 92 | -8% |
Riverview, DE | 2,993 | 116 | 16% |
Tipton, CA | 2,993 | 102 | 2% |
Milford, IA | 2,991 | 86 | -14% |