Montour, IA Cost Of Living

Montour cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Montour	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	83	89	100
Index	Montour	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	102	95	100
Groceries index	95	94	100
Health care index	91	97	100
Housing index	52	73	100
Transportation index	100	99	100
Utilities index	84	95	100

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The cost of living in Montour is 6% lower than the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Montour is 17% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Montour is 48% lower than the national average.
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Iowa state income tax is 84% 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	$61,875	$5,156	$1,444	$1,856
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Iowa Sales Tax

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

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	0.36%	8.98%

Goods & Services

Item	Montour	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$12.50	$16.09	22.3%
Beauty Salon	$27.50	$37.33	26.3%
Toothpaste	$2.14	$2.45	12.7%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.00	0.6%
Movie	$10.67	$10.28	3.8%
Bowling	$3.50	$4.93	29.0%

Groceries

Item	Montour	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.64	$3.80	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.40	9.8%
Milk	$1.94	$2.01	3.4%
Potatoes	$3.06	$3.01	1.7%
Pizza	$9.16	$9.89	7.4%
Beer	$7.85	$8.90	11.8%

Health Care

Item	Montour	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.17	$102.16	17.6%
Doctor	$101.67	$108.36	6.2%
Dentist	$81.66	$92.53	11.7%
Ibuprofen	$8.43	$9.28	9.1%
Lipitor	$359.57	$425.82	15.6%

Housing

Item	Montour	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$68,000.00	$184,700.00	63.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,215.22	$1,202.44	1.1%
Apartment Rent	$829.00	$949.00	12.6%

Transportation

Item	Montour	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.29	$2.24	2.1%
Tire Balancing	$43.78	$46.29	5.4%

Utilities

Item	Montour	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.04	$165.96	3.6%
Phone	$20.10	$28.68	29.9%

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.
Green Mountain, IA	120	79	-21%
Liscomb, IA	291	76	-24%
Laurel, IA	358	77	-23%
Ferguson, IA	137	77	-23%
Gilman, IA	598	77	-23%
Montour, IA	259	83	-17%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Verona, IL	259	91	-9%
Geraldine, MT	259	80	-20%
West Stewartstown, NH	259	88	-12%
Chapin, IA	259	70	-30%
Somerville, OH	259	75	-25%
Montour, IA	259	83	-17%

Source: The Montour, IA cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Montour, IA Cost of Living