Sprague, Nebraska Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 0%

Housing 36%

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	Sprague	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	88	90	100
Goods & Services	100	97	100
Groceries	96	99	100
Health care	107	101	100
Housing	64	76	100
Transportation	101	100	100
Utilities	89	89	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Sprague is 3% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Sprague is 12% lower than the national average
Sprague housing is 36% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is equal to the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$76,250	$6,354	$1,779	$2,288
Renters	$100,625	$8,385	$2,348	$3,019

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.84%

Goods & Services

Item	Sprague	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.73	$20.27	22.0%
Beauty Salon	$39.00	$40.39	3.5%
Toothpaste	$2.51	$2.36	6.5%
Shampoo	$1.05	$1.08	2.4%
Movie	$11.54	$10.99	5.0%
Bowling	$17.29	$15.49	11.6%

Groceries

Item	Sprague	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.19	$4.30	2.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.40	3.9%
Milk	$2.05	$2.20	7.1%
Potatoes	$2.42	$3.22	24.7%
Pizza	$9.88	$10.74	8.0%
Beer	$8.87	$9.60	7.6%

Health Care

Item	Sprague	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$111.85	$109.73	1.9%
Doctor	$156.08	$118.34	31.9%
Dentist	$96.23	$100.94	4.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.80	$9.93	1.4%
Lipitor	$484.67	$469.53	3.2%

Housing

Item	Sprague	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$112,500.00	$184,700.00	39.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$983.19	$1,229.62	20.0%
Apartment Rent	$680.00	$949.00	28.3%

Transportation

Item	Sprague	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.68	$2.71	1.1%
Tire Balancing	$54.51	$51.86	5.1%

Utilities

Item	Sprague	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.14	$170.84	24.4%
Phone	$197.75	$187.18	5.6%

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.
Clatonia, NE	395	84	15.8%
Wilber, NE	1,756	85	14.6%
Firth, NE	467	86	13.5%
Crete, NE	7,089	88	12.3%
Pleasant Dale, NE	215	89	11.2%
Sprague, NE	131	88	12.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lester, AL	131	79	20.9%
Snelling, CA	131	108	7.7%
New Salem, IL	131	80	20.2%
Wheeler, IL	131	81	18.8%
Latham, KS	131	80	19.7%
Sprague, NE	131	88	12.1%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.