Pleasant Hill, Iowa Cost Of Living

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6%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

1%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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	Pleasant Hill	Iowa	National
Cost of living	94	89	100
Goods & Services	90	94	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	92	100	100
Housing	99	73	100
Transportation	93	98	100
Utilities	86	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Pleasant Hill is 6% higher than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Pleasant Hill is 6% lower than the national average
Pleasant Hill housing is 1% lower than the national average
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Iowa state income tax is 85% 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	$89,125	$7,427	$2,079	$2,674
Renters	$40,625	$3,385	$948	$1,219

The affordability of the housing market in Pleasant Hill, IA 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 Pleasant Hill homeowners, the median income is $89,125. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,079 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $40,625. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $948 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Pleasant Hill	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.13	$20.27	10.5%
Beauty Salon	$32.12	$40.39	20.5%
Toothpaste	$1.77	$2.36	24.9%
Shampoo	$1.16	$1.08	8.2%
Movie	$9.50	$10.99	13.6%
Bowling	$18.53	$15.49	19.6%

Groceries

Item	Pleasant Hill	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.49	$4.30	18.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.57	$1.40	12.1%
Milk	$2.34	$2.20	6.1%
Potatoes	$2.65	$3.22	17.6%
Pizza	$10.15	$10.74	5.5%
Beer	$9.18	$9.60	4.3%

Health Care

Item	Pleasant Hill	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.02	$109.73	4.8%
Doctor	$115.47	$118.34	2.4%
Dentist	$80.69	$100.94	20.1%
Ibuprofen	$8.79	$9.93	11.5%
Lipitor	$478.90	$469.53	2.0%

Housing

Item	Pleasant Hill	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$186,400.00	$184,700.00	0.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$993.05	$1,229.62	19.2%
Apartment Rent	$899.00	$949.00	5.3%

Transportation

Item	Pleasant Hill	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.38	$2.71	12.1%
Tire Balancing	$52.56	$51.86	1.4%

Utilities

Item	Pleasant Hill	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.70	$170.84	24.1%
Phone	$184.26	$187.18	1.6%

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.
Swan, IA	69	74	26.0%
Valeria, IA	46	76	24.0%
Spring Hill, IA	60	79	21.0%
Colfax, IA	1,925	80	19.5%
Mingo, IA	255	81	19.0%
Pleasant Hill, IA	9,406	94	6.1%

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Warren, PA	9,407	81	18.6%
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Linganore, MD	9,395	131	30.6%
Jeannette, PA	9,395	89	11.2%
Pleasant Hill, IA	9,406	94	6.1%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.