Index | Ackley | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 76 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 82 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 102 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 48 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 85 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $64,327 | $5,361 | $1,501 | $1,930 |
Renters | $26,172 | $2,181 | $611 | $785 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Ackley | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $19.76 | $24.26 | 18.6% |
Beauty Salon | $29.46 | $45.56 | 35.3% |
Toothpaste | $3.80 | $3.70 | 2.5% |
Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.7% |
Movie | $12.84 | $12.13 | 5.8% |
Bowling | $11.50 | $18.00 | 36.1% |
Item | Ackley | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.96 | $5.84 | 2.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.1% |
Milk | $4.80 | $4.67 | 2.8% |
Potatoes | $4.85 | $4.93 | 1.7% |
Pizza | $10.99 | $12.09 | 9.1% |
Beer | $9.73 | $10.41 | 6.5% |
Item | Ackley | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $159.20 | $125.68 | 26.7% |
Doctor | $151.67 | $135.78 | 11.7% |
Dentist | $100.97 | $113.29 | 10.9% |
Ibuprofen | $10.30 | $10.65 | 3.3% |
Lipitor | $486.24 | $468.60 | 3.8% |
Item | Ackley | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $80,900.00 | $184,700.00 | 56.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,073.36 | $2,346.69 | 11.6% |
Apartment Rent | $533.00 | $949.00 | 43.8% |
Item | Ackley | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.40 | $3.46 | 1.9% |
Tire Balancing | $53.77 | $59.92 | 10.3% |
Item | Ackley | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $147.73 | $193.99 | 23.8% |
Phone | $187.56 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bradford, IA | 61 | 99 | 1.0% |
Geneva, IA | 132 | 77 | 22.7% |
Owasa, IA | 16 | 80 | 20.2% |
Dumont, IA | 586 | 82 | 18.5% |
Steamboat Rock, IA | 249 | 74 | 25.7% |
Ackley, IA | 1,788 | 76 | 24.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Edgard, LA | 1,788 | 90 | 10.2% |
Lisbon, ND | 1,788 | 88 | 11.8% |
Cacouna, QC | 1,788 | n/a | |
Nakusp, BC | 1,788 | n/a | |
Kodiak Station, AK | 1,789 | 157 | 56.5% |
Ackley, IA | 1,788 | 76 | 24.4% |