Stanley, Wisconsin Cost Of Living

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Overall 11%

Goods & Services 9%

Housing 47%

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	Stanley	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	89	96	100
Goods & Services	109	99	100
Groceries	99	100	100
Health care	113	112	100
Housing	53	88	100
Transportation	99	99	100
Utilities	102	100	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Stanley is 7% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Stanley is 11% lower than the national average
Stanley housing is 47% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 62% higher 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	$50,391	$4,199	$1,176	$1,512
Renters	$17,368	$1,447	$405	$521

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	4%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.42	$20.27	4.2%
Beauty Salon	$38.63	$40.39	4.4%
Toothpaste	$2.77	$2.36	17.6%
Shampoo	$1.56	$1.08	44.9%
Movie	$9.17	$10.99	16.6%
Bowling	$15.42	$15.49	0.5%

Groceries

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.53	$4.30	5.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.65	$1.40	17.9%
Milk	$2.25	$2.20	2.1%
Potatoes	$2.66	$3.22	17.5%
Pizza	$12.08	$10.74	12.5%
Beer	$8.13	$9.60	15.3%

Health Care

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.27	$109.73	14.2%
Doctor	$176.98	$118.34	49.6%
Dentist	$97.17	$100.94	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.91	$9.93	9.8%
Lipitor	$469.01	$469.53	0.1%

Housing

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$91,200.00	$184,700.00	50.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,003.57	$1,229.62	18.4%
Apartment Rent	$583.00	$949.00	38.6%

Transportation

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.62	$2.71	3.5%
Tire Balancing	$53.82	$51.86	3.8%

Utilities

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$179.21	$170.84	4.9%
Phone	$182.84	$187.18	2.3%

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.
Gilman, WI	347	86	14.0%
Lublin, WI	94	78	22.0%
Thorp, WI	1,592	89	11.4%
Cornell, WI	1,496	90	10.3%
Boyd, WI	542	91	9.4%
Stanley, WI	3,621	89	10.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Palmyra, MO	3,620	85	14.7%
Slippery Rock, PA	3,620	99	0.9%
Carthage, NY	3,619	95	4.7%
Avenue B and C, AZ	3,623	83	16.8%
Rock Valley, IA	3,623	87	13.0%
Stanley, WI	3,621	89	10.8%

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