Weston, Nebraska Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 3%

Housing 50%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Weston	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	84	89	100
Goods & Services	103	95	100
Groceries	97	98	100
Health care	105	99	100
Housing	50	76	100
Transportation	96	95	100
Utilities	90	90	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Weston is 6% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Weston is 16% lower than the national average
Weston housing is 50% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is equal to 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	$57,500	$4,792	$1,342	$1,725
Renters	$23,438	$1,953	$547	$703

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.84%

Goods & Services

Item	Weston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.50	$17.49	28.6%
Beauty Salon	$40.20	$38.17	5.3%
Toothpaste	$2.44	$2.32	5.1%
Shampoo	$0.92	$1.01	9.1%
Movie	$11.34	$10.72	5.7%
Bowling	$16.20	$13.86	16.9%

Groceries

Item	Weston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.70	$3.90	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.40	6.0%
Milk	$2.37	$1.96	20.8%
Potatoes	$2.65	$3.18	16.7%
Pizza	$10.90	$10.39	4.9%
Beer	$8.98	$9.23	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Weston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.40	$106.34	0.9%
Doctor	$143.75	$115.25	24.7%
Dentist	$90.80	$98.38	7.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.14	$9.26	1.3%
Lipitor	$517.09	$466.47	10.9%

Housing

Item	Weston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,000.00	$184,700.00	59.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,034.77	$1,273.32	18.7%
Apartment Rent	$688.00	$949.00	27.5%

Transportation

Item	Weston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.63	$2.59	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$44.00	$48.90	10.0%

Utilities

Item	Weston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$129.51	$167.60	22.7%
Phone	$191.16	$163.42	17.0%

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.
Abie, NE	87	79	-21%
Bruno, NE	146	81	-19%
Prague, NE	436	83	-17%
Ithaca, NE	112	85	-15%
Dwight, NE	197	85	-15%
Weston, NE	301	84	-16%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Empire, CO	301	95	-5%
Hodges, AL	301	77	-23%
Chaseburg, WI	301	92	-8%
De Soto, WI	301	86	-14%
Mulhall, OK	301	84	-16%
Weston, NE	301	84	-16%

Source: The Weston, NE cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.