Cost Of Living in Aurora, NE

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	Aurora	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	88	89	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	93	96	100
Health care	97	98	100
Housing	83	76	100
Transportation	96	100	100
Utilities	80	86	100

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The cost of living in Aurora is 1% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Aurora is 12% lower than the national average
Aurora housing is 17% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is 5% 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	$88,063	$7,339	$2,055	$2,642
Renters	$36,134	$3,011	$843	$1,084

The affordability of the housing market in Aurora, NE as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Aurora homeowners, the median income is $88,063. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $2,055 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $36,134. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $843 for their rent related monthly costs.

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%	6.64%

Goods & Services

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.50	$24.26	27.9%
Beauty Salon	$28.75	$45.56	36.9%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.28	23.5%
Movie	$9.10	$12.13	25.0%
Bowling	$11.33	$18.00	37.0%

Groceries

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.66	$5.84	14.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	4.0%
Potatoes	$4.49	$4.93	9.1%
Pizza	$11.34	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$9.34	$10.41	10.3%

Health Care

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.50	$125.68	2.2%
Doctor	$139.89	$135.78	3.0%
Dentist	$97.50	$113.29	13.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.22	$10.65	4.0%
Lipitor	$518.77	$468.60	10.7%

Housing

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$157,600.00	$184,700.00	14.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,926.53	$2,346.69	17.9%
Apartment Rent	$740.00	$949.00	22.0%

Transportation

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	2.9%
Tire Balancing	$55.44	$59.92	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.33	$193.99	34.9%
Phone	$199.27	$192.25	3.7%

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.
Lushton, NE	16	74	25.7%
Hordville, NE	205	76	23.7%
Marquette, NE	259	79	21.5%
Polk, NE	319	79	21.4%
Stockham, NE	20	79	21.3%
Aurora, NE	4,523	88	11.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wahoo, NE	4,520	95	5.5%
Hancock, MI	4,526	86	13.8%
New Burlington, OH	4,526	94	5.9%
Montgomery, NY	4,519	122	21.7%
Piney, AR	4,518	86	13.7%
Aurora, NE	4,523	88	11.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Aurora, NE