Cost Of Living in Blanchard, MO

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	Blanchard	Missouri	National
Cost of living	97	88	100
Goods & Services	97	92	100
Groceries	98	95	100
Health care	88	90	100
Housing	n/a	78	100
Transportation	99	91	100
Utilities	96	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Blanchard is 9% higher than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Blanchard is 3% lower than the national average
Blanchard housing is 16% lower than the national average
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average
Missouri state income tax is 23% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	2%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Blanchard	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.69	$24.26	2.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.50	$45.56	28.7%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$12.12	$12.13	0.1%
Bowling	$18.36	$18.00	2.0%

Groceries

Item	Blanchard	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.11	$5.84	4.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.2%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.1%
Potatoes	$4.50	$4.93	8.9%
Pizza	$11.19	$12.09	7.4%
Beer	$9.76	$10.41	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Blanchard	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.10	$125.68	2.1%
Doctor	$135.27	$135.78	0.4%
Dentist	$90.11	$113.29	20.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.62	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$357.80	$468.60	23.6%

Housing

Item	Blanchard	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,869.86	$2,346.69	20.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Blanchard	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$68.12	$59.92	13.7%

Utilities

Item	Blanchard	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$174.82	$193.99	9.9%
Phone	$200.78	$192.25	4.4%

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.
Northboro, IA	62	71	28.7%
Quitman, MO	10	72	27.7%
Westboro, MO	112	74	25.7%
Coin, IA	198	75	25.0%
Elmo, MO	177	76	24.5%
Blanchard, MO	0	97	3.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chase, AK	0	118	18.0%
Chiniak, AK	0	118	18.0%
Chisana, AK	0	136	35.7%
Dot Lake, AK	0	136	35.7%
Eureka Roadhouse, AK	0	118	18.0%
Blanchard, MO	0	97	3.4%

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 Blanchard, MO