Cost Of Living in Wayland, IA

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18%

Overall NAT. AVG.

8%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

50%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	Wayland	Iowa	National
Cost of living	82	88	100
Goods & Services	92	94	100
Groceries	95	97	100
Health care	103	96	100
Housing	50	74	100
Transportation	100	99	100
Utilities	95	88	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Wayland is 8% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Wayland is 18% lower than the national average
Wayland housing is 50% lower than the national average
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Iowa state income tax is 69% 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	$105,933	$8,828	$2,472	$3,178
Renters	$54,132	$4,511	$1,263	$1,624

Iowa Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Iowa	6%	7%

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	4.4%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Wayland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.80	$27.62	31.9%
Beauty Salon	$28.00	$51.11	45.2%
Toothpaste	$4.11	$4.09	0.4%
Shampoo	$1.21	$1.54	21.5%
Movie	$11.55	$12.88	10.3%
Yoga	$11.67	$19.66	40.6%

Groceries

Item	Wayland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.52	$7.70	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.56	$1.66	6.2%
Milk	$4.61	$4.73	2.6%
Potatoes	$5.28	$5.26	0.4%
Pizza	$13.90	$12.76	8.9%
Beer	$10.19	$10.55	3.4%

Health Care

Item	Wayland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.00	$140.06	12.2%
Doctor	$183.60	$153.82	19.4%
Dentist	$98.20	$123.15	20.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.45	$11.73	2.4%
Lipitor	$29.37	$23.61	24.4%

Housing

Item	Wayland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$167,183.00	$326,622.00	48.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,682.46	$2,480.25	32.2%
Apartment Rent	$703.00	$1,444.00	51.3%

Transportation

Item	Wayland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.04	$3.06	0.6%
Tire Balancing	$65.60	$65.21	0.6%

Utilities

Item	Wayland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$205.61	$220.12	6.6%
Phone	$191.50	$195.71	2.2%

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.
Coppock, IA	22	95	5.2%
West Chester, IA	89	77	23.1%
Pleasant Plain, IA	105	77	22.7%
Rome, IA	73	78	22.2%
Mount Union, IA	140	78	21.7%
Wayland, IA	1,188	82	18.5%

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