Towanda, KS Cost Of Living

Towanda cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Towanda	Kansas	National
Cost of living index	87	89	100
Index	Towanda	Kansas	National
Goods & Services index	101	95	100
Groceries index	93	94	100
Health care index	96	95	100
Housing index	57	76	100
Transportation index	98	93	100
Utilities index	110	98	100

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The cost of living in Towanda is 2% lower than the Kansas average.
The cost of living in Towanda is 13% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Towanda is 43% lower than the national average.
Kansas general sales tax is 28% higher than the national average.
Kansas state income tax is 30% 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	$50,326	$4,194	$1,174	$1,510
Renters	$48,009	$4,001	$1,120	$1,440

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	10.15%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	2.9%	5.2%

Goods & Services

Item	Towanda	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.73	$16.09	10.2%
Beauty Salon	$39.10	$37.33	4.7%
Toothpaste	$2.03	$2.45	16.9%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.00	11.7%
Movie	$9.16	$10.28	10.9%
Bowling	$3.18	$4.93	35.5%

Groceries

Item	Towanda	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.51	$3.80	7.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.26	$1.40	9.7%
Milk	$1.45	$2.01	27.8%
Potatoes	$2.73	$3.01	9.2%
Pizza	$8.81	$9.89	10.9%
Beer	$8.45	$8.90	5.0%

Health Care

Item	Towanda	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$147.63	$102.16	44.5%
Doctor	$103.15	$108.36	4.8%
Dentist	$81.12	$92.53	12.3%
Ibuprofen	$8.41	$9.28	9.3%
Lipitor	$418.29	$425.82	1.8%

Housing

Item	Towanda	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$80,600.00	$184,700.00	56.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$893.03	$1,202.44	25.7%
Apartment Rent	$840.00	$949.00	11.5%

Transportation

Item	Towanda	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.15	$2.24	4.2%
Tire Balancing	$48.24	$46.29	4.2%

Utilities

Item	Towanda	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.06	$165.96	1.9%
Phone	$34.44	$28.68	20.1%

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.
Potwin, KS	470	84	-16%
Leon, KS	598	85	-15%
El Dorado, KS	13,102	87	-13%
Augusta, KS	9,262	89	-11%
Whitewater, KS	784	89	-11%
Towanda, KS	1,382	87	-13%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tieton, WA	1,382	90	-10%
Ponderosa Pine, NM	1,382	103	3%
Zena, NY	1,383	116	16%
Preston, MN	1,383	84	-16%
Fincastle, TN	1,381	75	-25%
Towanda, KS	1,382	87	-13%

Source: The Towanda, KS cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Towanda, KS Cost of Living