Index | Rodney | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 72 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 98 | 100 |
Health care | 95 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 20 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 101 | 100 |
Utilities | 99 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $38,750 | $3,229 | $904 | $1,163 |
Renters | $16,094 | $1,341 | $376 | $483 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 0.33% | 8.53% |
Item | Rodney | 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% |
Item | Rodney | 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% |
Item | Rodney | 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% |
Item | Rodney | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $24,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 86.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,075.78 | $1,273.32 | 15.5% |
Apartment Rent | $331.00 | $949.00 | 65.1% |
Item | Rodney | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.49 | $2.59 | 4.1% |
Tire Balancing | $48.37 | $48.90 | 1.1% |
Item | Rodney | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $158.16 | $167.60 | 5.6% |
Phone | $191.59 | $163.42 | 17.2% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Castana, IA | 94 | 70 | -30% |
Ute, IA | 382 | 76 | -24% |
Danbury, IA | 407 | 76 | -24% |
Oto, IA | 111 | 76 | -24% |
Smithland, IA | 185 | 78 | -22% |
Rodney, IA | 58 | 72 | -28% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Aspen Springs, CA | 58 | 102 | 2% |
Wamic, OR | 58 | 114 | 14% |
Cardiff, AL | 58 | 91 | -9% |
Twin Brooks, SD | 58 | 77 | -23% |
Brimson, MO | 58 | 78 | -22% |
Rodney, IA | 58 | 72 | -28% |