Index | Towanda | Kansas | National |
Cost of living | 87 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 103 | 93 | 100 |
Groceries | 94 | 93 | 100 |
Health care | 96 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 57 | 76 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 95 | 100 |
Utilities | 98 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $50,326 | $4,194 | $1,174 | $1,510 |
Renters | $48,009 | $4,001 | $1,120 | $1,440 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Kansas | 3.1% | 5.7% |
Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.80 | $17.49 | 1.8% |
Beauty Salon | $41.00 | $38.17 | 7.4% |
Toothpaste | $1.83 | $2.32 | 21.2% |
Shampoo | $0.89 | $1.01 | 12.0% |
Movie | $9.38 | $10.72 | 12.5% |
Bowling | $12.80 | $13.86 | 7.7% |
Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.68 | $3.90 | 5.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.31 | $1.40 | 6.1% |
Milk | $1.53 | $1.96 | 22.0% |
Potatoes | $2.89 | $3.18 | 9.2% |
Pizza | $9.99 | $10.39 | 3.9% |
Beer | $8.79 | $9.23 | 4.8% |
Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $159.80 | $106.34 | 50.3% |
Doctor | $105.05 | $115.25 | 8.9% |
Dentist | $86.60 | $98.38 | 12.0% |
Ibuprofen | $8.24 | $9.26 | 11.0% |
Lipitor | $488.14 | $466.47 | 4.6% |
Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $80,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 56.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $921.11 | $1,273.32 | 27.7% |
Apartment Rent | $840.00 | $949.00 | 11.5% |
Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.45 | $2.59 | 5.3% |
Tire Balancing | $50.63 | $48.90 | 3.5% |
Item | Towanda | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $157.50 | $167.60 | 6.0% |
Phone | $186.00 | $163.42 | 13.8% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Potwin, KS | 470 | 83 | -17% |
Leon, KS | 598 | 84 | -16% |
El Dorado, KS | 13,102 | 86 | -14% |
Augusta, KS | 9,262 | 88 | -12% |
Whitewater, KS | 784 | 88 | -12% |
Towanda, KS | 1,382 | 87 | -13% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Tieton, WA | 1,382 | 91 | -9% |
Ponderosa Pine, NM | 1,382 | 103 | 3% |
Zena, NY | 1,383 | 117 | 17% |
Preston, MN | 1,383 | 88 | -12% |
Kingston, NJ | 1,383 | 131 | 31% |
Towanda, KS | 1,382 | 87 | -13% |