Morley, IA Cost Of Living

Morley 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	Morley	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	81	89	100
Index	Morley	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	95	95	100
Groceries index	96	94	100
Health care index	104	97	100
Housing index	40	73	100
Transportation index	104	99	100
Utilities index	101	95	100

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The cost of living in Morley is 9% lower than the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Morley is 19% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Morley is 60% 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	$33,333	$2,778	$778	$1,000
Renters	$30,000	$2,500	$700	$900

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	Morley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.59	$16.09	15.6%
Beauty Salon	$37.28	$37.33	0.1%
Toothpaste	$2.24	$2.45	8.5%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.00	15.0%
Movie	$10.00	$10.28	2.8%
Bowling	$3.61	$4.93	26.8%

Groceries

Item	Morley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.84	$3.80	1.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.40	5.5%
Milk	$1.97	$2.01	1.9%
Potatoes	$2.66	$3.01	11.7%
Pizza	$8.66	$9.89	12.4%
Beer	$8.74	$8.90	1.8%

Health Care

Item	Morley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.35	$102.16	17.8%
Doctor	$128.23	$108.36	18.3%
Dentist	$82.63	$92.53	10.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.41	$9.28	1.4%
Lipitor	$457.54	$425.82	7.4%

Housing

Item	Morley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$60,000.00	$184,700.00	67.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,140.48	$1,202.44	5.2%
Apartment Rent	$544.00	$949.00	42.7%

Transportation

Item	Morley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.16	$2.24	3.7%
Tire Balancing	$56.31	$46.29	21.6%

Utilities

Item	Morley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.42	$165.96	14.1%
Phone	$25.00	$28.68	12.8%

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.
Center Junction, IA	79	80	-20%
Oxford Junction, IA	411	81	-19%
Onslow, IA	219	80	-20%
Wyoming, IA	403	82	-18%
Olin, IA	721	84	-16%
Morley, IA	128	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lankin, ND	128	77	-23%
Proctorville, NC	128	88	-12%
Foxhome, MN	128	84	-16%
Roosevelt, WA	128	84	-16%
Mackenzie, MO	128	96	-4%
Morley, IA	128	81	-19%

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

Morley, IA Cost of Living