Newton, Kansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 14%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 39%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Newton	Kansas	National
Cost of living	86	88	100
Goods & Services	96	89	100
Groceries	91	91	100
Health care	96	101	100
Housing	61	76	100
Transportation	97	96	100
Utilities	110	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Newton is 2% lower than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Newton is 14% lower than the national average
Newton housing is 39% lower than the national average
Kansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average
Kansas state income tax is 26% higher 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	$56,653	$4,721	$1,322	$1,700
Renters	$29,659	$2,472	$692	$890

The affordability of the housing market in Newton, KS as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Newton homeowners, the median income is $56,653. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,322 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $29,659. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $692 for their rent related monthly costs.

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	11.5%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	3.1%	5.7%

Goods & Services

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.44	$20.27	5.8%
Beauty Salon	$32.44	$40.39	19.7%
Toothpaste	$2.21	$2.36	6.2%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.08	1.3%
Movie	$10.88	$10.99	1.0%
Bowling	$15.00	$15.49	3.2%

Groceries

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.37	$4.30	1.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.01	$1.40	27.8%
Milk	$1.70	$2.20	22.8%
Potatoes	$3.32	$3.22	3.2%
Pizza	$10.17	$10.74	5.3%
Beer	$10.39	$9.60	8.3%

Health Care

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$86.56	$109.73	21.1%
Doctor	$127.00	$118.34	7.3%
Dentist	$91.89	$100.94	9.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.97	$9.93	9.6%
Lipitor	$486.90	$469.53	3.7%

Housing

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$101,200.00	$184,700.00	45.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,136.40	$1,229.62	7.6%
Apartment Rent	$707.00	$949.00	25.5%

Transportation

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.50	$2.71	7.7%
Tire Balancing	$54.17	$51.86	4.5%

Utilities

Item	Newton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.64	$170.84	17.4%
Phone	$188.86	$187.18	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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Peabody, KS	1,155	79	20.6%
Walton, KS	243	82	18.2%
Goessel, KS	637	81	18.6%
Elbing, KS	308	84	15.7%
Moundridge, KS	1,905	84	15.8%
Newton, KS	19,103	86	13.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Quispamsis, NB	19,102	n/a
Spanish Lake, MO	19,105	82	18.4%
Altamont, OR	19,113	92	7.6%
Lexington, NC	19,089	82	17.7%
Corner Brook, NL	19,117	n/a
Newton, KS	19,103	86	13.8%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.