Cost Of Living in Mission Hill, SD

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18%

Overall NAT. AVG.

9%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

42%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Mission Hill	South Dakota	National
Cost of living	82	89	100
Goods & Services	91	94	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	103	98	100
Housing	58	77	100
Transportation	91	97	100
Utilities	84	88	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Mission Hill is 8% lower than the South Dakota average
The cost of living in Mission Hill is 18% lower than the national average
Mission Hill housing is 42% lower than the national average
South Dakota general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
South Dakota state income tax is 100% 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	$44,063	$3,672	$1,028	$1,322
Renters	$58,875	$4,906	$1,374	$1,766

South Dakota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
South Dakota	4.5%	6%

South Dakota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
South Dakota	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Mission Hill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.32	$24.26	0.2%
Beauty Salon	$35.22	$45.56	22.7%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.28	0.7%
Movie	$9.36	$12.13	22.9%
Bowling	$16.40	$18.00	8.9%

Groceries

Item	Mission Hill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.89	$5.84	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$4.63	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$10.64	$12.09	12.0%
Beer	$9.33	$10.41	10.4%

Health Care

Item	Mission Hill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$135.10	$125.68	7.5%
Doctor	$177.33	$135.78	30.6%
Dentist	$108.21	$113.29	4.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.48	$10.65	1.7%
Lipitor	$357.08	$468.60	23.8%

Housing

Item	Mission Hill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,500.00	$184,700.00	58.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,133.89	$2,346.69	9.1%
Apartment Rent	$908.00	$949.00	4.3%

Transportation

Item	Mission Hill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.28	$3.46	5.3%
Tire Balancing	$49.42	$59.92	17.5%

Utilities

Item	Mission Hill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$141.67	$193.99	27.0%
Phone	$194.04	$192.25	0.9%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Aten, NE	21	92	8.3%
Utica, SD	56	73	27.0%
Wakonda, SD	267	77	23.2%
Crofton, NE	898	79	20.9%
Gayville, SD	374	79	20.7%
Mission Hill, SD	250	82	18.4%

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