Olin, Iowa Cost Of Living

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Overall 13%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 47%

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	Olin	Iowa	National
Cost of living	87	90	100
Goods & Services	103	96	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	113	100	100
Housing	53	73	100
Transportation	97	101	100
Utilities	105	98	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Olin is 3% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Olin is 13% lower than the national average
Olin housing is 47% lower than the national average
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Iowa state income tax is 87% 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	$55,357	$4,613	$1,292	$1,661
Renters	$30,804	$2,567	$719	$924

Iowa Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Iowa	6%	7%

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	0.33%	8.53%

Goods & Services

Item	Olin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.04	$17.49	8.9%
Beauty Salon	$38.25	$38.17	0.2%
Toothpaste	$2.74	$2.32	18.1%
Shampoo	$0.84	$1.01	17.0%
Movie	$9.53	$10.72	11.1%
Bowling	$15.25	$13.86	10.0%

Groceries

Item	Olin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.96	$3.90	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.76	$1.40	26.1%
Milk	$2.19	$1.96	11.6%
Potatoes	$2.96	$3.18	7.0%
Pizza	$10.69	$10.39	2.8%
Beer	$8.91	$9.23	3.5%

Health Care

Item	Olin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.33	$106.34	8.5%
Doctor	$113.50	$115.25	1.5%
Dentist	$127.50	$98.38	29.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.15	$9.26	1.2%
Lipitor	$515.99	$466.47	10.6%

Housing

Item	Olin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$83,900.00	$184,700.00	54.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,190.88	$1,273.32	6.5%
Apartment Rent	$666.00	$949.00	29.8%

Transportation

Item	Olin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.57	$2.59	1.0%
Tire Balancing	$46.67	$48.90	4.6%

Utilities

Item	Olin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$186.17	$167.60	11.1%
Phone	$177.99	$163.42	8.9%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Toronto, IA	120	79	-21%
Monmouth, IA	169	79	-21%
Center Junction, IA	79	83	-17%
Oxford Junction, IA	411	83	-17%
Morley, IA	128	83	-17%
Olin, IA	721	87	-13%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lafayette, VA	721	92	-8%
Patterson Springs, NC	721	83	-17%
Elloree, SC	721	85	-15%
Plains, GA	721	82	-18%
Hawley, TX	721	81	-19%
Olin, IA	721	87	-13%

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

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