Ryan, Iowa Cost Of Living

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Overall 11%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 42%

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	Ryan	Iowa	National
Cost of living	89	90	100
Goods & Services	103	96	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	113	100	100
Housing	58	73	100
Transportation	97	101	100
Utilities	105	98	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Ryan is 2% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Ryan is 11% lower than the national average
Ryan housing is 42% 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	$72,656	$6,055	$1,695	$2,180
Renters	$54,167	$4,514	$1,264	$1,625

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	Ryan	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	Ryan	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	Ryan	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	Ryan	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$104,800.00	$184,700.00	43.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,190.88	$1,273.32	6.5%
Apartment Rent	$582.00	$949.00	38.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Ryan	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.
Masonville, IA	120	85	-15%
Hopkinton, IA	561	82	-18%
Earlville, IA	835	84	-16%
Delaware, IA	133	84	-16%
Delhi, IA	445	84	-16%
Ryan, IA	364	89	-11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bowbells, ND	364	91	-9%
Sacaton Flats Village, AZ	364	76	-24%
Forest Hills, NC	364	107	7%
Marston, MO	364	80	-20%
Dustin, OK	364	70	-30%
Ryan, IA	364	89	-11%

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

Ryan, IA Cost of Living