Index | Balfour | North Dakota | National |
Cost of living | 80 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 99 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 92 | 93 | 100 |
Health care | 115 | 111 | 100 |
Housing | 35 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 104 | 100 | 100 |
Utilities | 97 | 99 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $38,125 | $3,177 | $890 | $1,144 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
North Dakota | 5% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
North Dakota | 1.1% | 2.9% |
Item | Balfour | 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% |
Item | Balfour | 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% |
Item | Balfour | 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% |
Item | Balfour | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $64,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 65.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,924.65 | $2,346.69 | 18.0% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Balfour | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.40 | $3.46 | 1.9% |
Tire Balancing | $71.21 | $59.92 | 18.8% |
Item | Balfour | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $182.72 | $193.99 | 5.8% |
Phone | $194.52 | $192.25 | 1.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Kief, ND | 18 | 99 | 1.0% |
Bergen, ND | 0 | 99 | 1.0% |
Karlsruhe, ND | 56 | 99 | 1.0% |
Anamoose, ND | 345 | 80 | 20.4% |
Drake, ND | 379 | 82 | 17.9% |
Balfour, ND | 13 | 80 | 20.3% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Lime Village, AK | 13 | 118 | 18.0% |
Drytown, CA | 13 | 112 | 11.6% |
Beaconsfield, IA | 13 | 73 | 27.0% |
Meyer, IA | 13 | 99 | 1.0% |
Spencer, ID | 13 | 108 | 8.5% |
Balfour, ND | 13 | 80 | 20.3% |