Oaklawn-Sunview, Kansas Cost Of Living

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Overall 22%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 67%

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	Oaklawn-Sunview	Kansas	National
Cost of living	78	88	100
Goods & Services	96	89	100
Groceries	91	91	100
Health care	96	101	100
Housing	33	76	100
Transportation	97	96	100
Utilities	110	102	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Oaklawn-Sunview is 11% lower than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Oaklawn-Sunview is 22% lower than the national average
Oaklawn-Sunview housing is 67% 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	$35,500	$2,958	$828	$1,065
Renters	$26,178	$2,182	$611	$785

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	Oaklawn-Sunview	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	Oaklawn-Sunview	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	Oaklawn-Sunview	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	Oaklawn-Sunview	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$39,200.00	$184,700.00	78.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,136.40	$1,229.62	7.6%
Apartment Rent	$589.00	$949.00	37.9%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Oaklawn-Sunview	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.
Belle Plaine, KS	1,588	84	16.5%
Haysville, KS	11,393	88	12.1%
Wichita, KS	388,033	89	11.3%
Park City, KS	7,273	89	11.0%
Mulvane, KS	5,461	89	10.8%
Oaklawn-Sunview, KS	3,037	78	22.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Barton Creek, TX	3,037	185	84.6%
Elk Ridge, UT	3,037	122	21.6%
Ladonia, AL	3,036	87	13.3%
Locust, NC	3,036	96	4.1%
Mohnton, PA	3,036	95	4.5%
Oaklawn-Sunview, KS	3,037	78	22.0%

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