Index | Popejoy | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 71 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 93 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 93 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 102 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 15 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 90 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 107 | 95 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $61,250 | $5,104 | $1,429 | $1,838 |
Renters | $43,750 | $3,646 | $1,021 | $1,313 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Popejoy | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $24.17 | $20.27 | 19.2% |
Beauty Salon | $29.37 | $40.39 | 27.3% |
Toothpaste | $2.09 | $2.36 | 11.3% |
Shampoo | $1.17 | $1.08 | 8.4% |
Movie | $9.83 | $10.99 | 10.5% |
Bowling | $9.17 | $15.49 | 40.8% |
Item | Popejoy | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $4.25 | $4.30 | 1.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.83 | $1.40 | 30.8% |
Milk | $2.06 | $2.20 | 6.5% |
Potatoes | $2.76 | $3.22 | 14.3% |
Pizza | $10.77 | $10.74 | 0.3% |
Beer | $8.94 | $9.60 | 6.8% |
Item | Popejoy | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $85.22 | $109.73 | 22.3% |
Doctor | $150.83 | $118.34 | 27.5% |
Dentist | $94.75 | $100.94 | 6.1% |
Ibuprofen | $9.23 | $9.93 | 7.0% |
Lipitor | $487.33 | $469.53 | 3.8% |
Item | Popejoy | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $28,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 84.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $951.54 | $1,229.62 | 22.6% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Popejoy | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.48 | $2.71 | 8.5% |
Tire Balancing | $45.75 | $51.86 | 11.8% |
Item | Popejoy | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $194.69 | $170.84 | 14.0% |
Phone | $184.20 | $187.18 | 1.6% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Owasa, IA | 54 | 96 | -4% |
Buckeye, IA | 98 | 72 | -28% |
Galt, IA | 63 | 74 | -26% |
Rowan, IA | 143 | 75 | -25% |
Bradford, IA | 62 | 75 | -25% |
Popejoy, IA | 48 | 71 | -29% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Blyn, WA | 48 | 116 | 16% |
Vining, KS | 48 | 75 | -25% |
Edie, PA | 48 | 96 | -4% |
Inavale, NE | 48 | 70 | -30% |
Onton, KY | 48 | 96 | -4% |
Popejoy, IA | 48 | 71 | -29% |