Norwich, Kansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 50%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Norwich	Kansas	National
Cost of living	84	89	100
Goods & Services	103	93	100
Groceries	94	93	100
Health care	96	99	100
Housing	50	76	100
Transportation	97	95	100
Utilities	98	98	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Norwich is 5% lower than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Norwich is 16% lower than the national average
Norwich housing is 50% 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	$60,313	$5,026	$1,407	$1,810
Renters	$52,500	$4,375	$1,225	$1,575

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	Norwich	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.80	$17.49	1.8%
Beauty Salon	$41.00	$38.17	7.4%
Toothpaste	$1.83	$2.32	21.2%
Shampoo	$0.89	$1.01	12.0%
Movie	$9.38	$10.72	12.5%
Bowling	$12.80	$13.86	7.7%

Groceries

Item	Norwich	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.68	$3.90	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.40	6.1%
Milk	$1.53	$1.96	22.0%
Potatoes	$2.89	$3.18	9.2%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$8.79	$9.23	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Norwich	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$159.80	$106.34	50.3%
Doctor	$105.05	$115.25	8.9%
Dentist	$86.60	$98.38	12.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.24	$9.26	11.0%
Lipitor	$488.14	$466.47	4.6%

Housing

Item	Norwich	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$78,500.00	$184,700.00	57.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$921.11	$1,273.32	27.7%
Apartment Rent	$633.00	$949.00	33.3%

Transportation

Item	Norwich	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.45	$2.59	5.3%
Tire Balancing	$50.63	$48.90	3.5%

Utilities

Item	Norwich	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$157.50	$167.60	6.0%
Phone	$186.00	$163.42	13.8%

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.

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Milan, KS	72	73	-27%
Danville, KS	51	77	-23%
Milton, KS	86	82	-18%
Harper, KS	1,340	83	-17%
Viola, KS	124	83	-17%
Norwich, KS	537	84	-16%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Camden, MI	537	79	-21%
Kinsman Center, OH	537	85	-15%
Mineral, VA	537	101	1%
Norfork, AR	537	80	-20%
North Powder, OR	537	89	-11%
Norwich, KS	537	84	-16%

Source: The Norwich, KS cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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