Index | Clear Lake | Wisconsin | National |
Cost of living | 88 | 96 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 96 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 101 | 112 | 100 |
Housing | 69 | 88 | 100 |
Transportation | 98 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 94 | 102 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $61,736 | $5,145 | $1,440 | $1,852 |
Renters | $31,000 | $2,583 | $723 | $930 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Wisconsin | 5% | 6.75% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Wisconsin | 3.54% | 7.65% |
Item | Clear Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $28.67 | $24.26 | 18.2% |
Beauty Salon | $34.55 | $45.56 | 24.2% |
Toothpaste | $3.75 | $3.70 | 1.4% |
Shampoo | $1.30 | $1.28 | 1.5% |
Movie | $13.47 | $12.13 | 11.0% |
Bowling | $21.50 | $18.00 | 19.4% |
Item | Clear Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.49 | $5.84 | 5.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.35 | $1.57 | 14.2% |
Milk | $4.63 | $4.67 | 0.8% |
Potatoes | $4.98 | $4.93 | 0.8% |
Pizza | $12.49 | $12.09 | 3.3% |
Beer | $9.36 | $10.41 | 10.1% |
Item | Clear Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $145.44 | $125.68 | 15.7% |
Doctor | $229.08 | $135.78 | 68.7% |
Dentist | $108.67 | $113.29 | 4.1% |
Ibuprofen | $10.36 | $10.65 | 2.7% |
Lipitor | $599.08 | $468.60 | 27.8% |
Item | Clear Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $136,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 25.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,941.44 | $2,346.69 | 17.3% |
Apartment Rent | $538.00 | $949.00 | 43.3% |
Item | Clear Lake | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.38 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
Tire Balancing | $61.74 | $59.92 | 3.0% |
Item | Clear Lake | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $175.38 | $193.99 | 9.6% |
Phone | $187.39 | $192.25 | 2.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Prairie Farm, WI | 491 | 86 | 13.6% |
Almena, WI | 761 | 87 | 12.8% |
Centuria, WI | 1,080 | 85 | 15.4% |
Turtle Lake, WI | 891 | 89 | 11.1% |
Emerald, WI | 227 | 90 | 10.3% |
Clear Lake, WI | 1,105 | 88 | 11.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Baldwin, MI | 1,105 | 79 | 21.0% |
Clarkton, MO | 1,105 | 74 | 26.4% |
Dodson Branch, TN | 1,105 | 89 | 11.1% |
Mikes, TX | 1,105 | 82 | 18.0% |
Division No. 1, Subd. M, NL | 1,105 | n/a | |
Clear Lake, WI | 1,105 | 88 | 11.7% |