Odebolt, IA Cost Of Living

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Odebolt 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	Odebolt	Iowa	National
Cost of living index	79	90	100
Index	Odebolt	Iowa	National
Goods & Services index	91	96	100
Groceries index	98	98	100
Health care index	95	100	100
Housing index	42	73	100
Transportation index	96	101	100
Utilities index	99	98	100

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The cost of living in Odebolt is 13% lower than the Iowa average.
The cost of living in Odebolt is 21% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Odebolt is 58% 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	$49,395	$4,116	$1,152	$1,482
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	Odebolt	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.60	$17.49	5.1%
Beauty Salon	$31.57	$38.17	17.3%
Toothpaste	$1.93	$2.32	16.8%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.01	11.1%
Movie	$10.64	$10.72	0.8%
Bowling	$15.33	$13.86	10.6%

Groceries

Item	Odebolt	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.09	$3.90	20.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.89	$1.40	35.4%
Milk	$1.67	$1.96	14.9%
Potatoes	$3.82	$3.18	20.0%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$9.13	$9.23	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Odebolt	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.80	$106.34	12.7%
Doctor	$122.85	$115.25	6.6%
Dentist	$76.96	$98.38	21.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.50	$9.26	2.6%
Lipitor	$484.42	$466.47	3.8%

Housing

Item	Odebolt	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$68,900.00	$184,700.00	62.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,075.78	$1,273.32	15.5%
Apartment Rent	$505.00	$949.00	46.8%

Transportation

Item	Odebolt	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.49	$2.59	4.1%
Tire Balancing	$48.37	$48.90	1.1%

Utilities

Item	Odebolt	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.16	$167.60	5.6%
Phone	$191.59	$163.42	17.2%

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.
Nemaha, IA	100	79	-21%
Galva, IA	466	77	-23%
Arthur, IA	254	77	-23%
Kiron, IA	262	77	-23%
Schaller, IA	795	81	-19%
Odebolt, IA	1,016	79	-21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tyronza, AR	1,016	73	-27%
Crawford, NE	1,016	83	-17%
Vista West, WY	1,016	122	22%
Dortches, NC	1,016	94	-6%
Arlington, SD	1,017	83	-17%
Odebolt, IA	1,016	79	-21%

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

Odebolt, IA Cost of Living