Cost Of Living in Velva, ND

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8%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

24%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Velva	North Dakota	National
Cost of living	92	94	100
Goods & Services	99	96	100
Groceries	92	93	100
Health care	115	111	100
Housing	76	85	100
Transportation	104	100	100
Utilities	97	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Velva is 2% lower than the North Dakota average
The cost of living in Velva is 8% lower than the national average
Velva housing is 24% lower than the national average
North Dakota general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
North Dakota state income tax is 58% 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	$70,833	$5,903	$1,653	$2,125
Renters	$31,563	$2,630	$736	$947

North Dakota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Dakota	5%	8%

North Dakota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Dakota	1.1%	2.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Velva	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.55	$24.26	19.4%
Beauty Salon	$47.78	$45.56	4.9%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.12	$1.28	12.5%
Movie	$12.67	$12.13	4.4%
Bowling	$7.50	$18.00	58.3%

Groceries

Item	Velva	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.62	$5.84	3.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.48	$4.67	4.1%
Potatoes	$4.65	$4.93	5.7%
Pizza	$12.31	$12.09	1.8%
Beer	$10.75	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Velva	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.01	$125.68	11.4%
Doctor	$166.95	$135.78	23.0%
Dentist	$135.25	$113.29	19.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.02	$10.65	5.9%
Lipitor	$518.15	$468.60	10.6%

Housing

Item	Velva	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$157,300.00	$184,700.00	14.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,924.65	$2,346.69	18.0%
Apartment Rent	$525.00	$949.00	44.7%

Transportation

Item	Velva	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$71.21	$59.92	18.8%

Utilities

Item	Velva	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.72	$193.99	5.8%
Phone	$194.52	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Bergen, ND	0	99	1.0%
Karlsruhe, ND	56	99	1.0%
Granville, ND	231	90	10.1%
Sawyer, ND	278	96	4.3%
Voltaire, ND	45	103	3.4%
Velva, ND	1,256	92	7.9%

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Velva, ND	1,256	92	7.9%