Cost Of Living in Cornell, WI

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	Cornell	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	88	96	100
Goods & Services	103	97	100
Groceries	97	99	100
Health care	110	112	100
Housing	57	88	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	101	102	100

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The cost of living in Cornell is 8% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Cornell is 12% lower than the national average
Cornell housing is 43% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% higher 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	$57,586	$4,799	$1,344	$1,728
Renters	$17,750	$1,479	$414	$533

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Cornell	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.83	$24.26	14.1%
Beauty Salon	$39.17	$45.56	14.0%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$10.00	$12.13	17.6%
Bowling	$15.67	$18.00	13.0%

Groceries

Item	Cornell	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.94	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.61	$1.57	2.6%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$4.49	$4.93	9.0%
Pizza	$12.29	$12.09	1.7%
Beer	$8.47	$10.41	18.6%

Health Care

Item	Cornell	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.00	$125.68	0.5%
Doctor	$179.67	$135.78	32.3%
Dentist	$107.33	$113.29	5.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.27	$10.65	3.6%
Lipitor	$538.52	$468.60	14.9%

Housing

Item	Cornell	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$98,800.00	$184,700.00	46.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,958.05	$2,346.69	16.6%
Apartment Rent	$617.00	$949.00	35.0%

Transportation

Item	Cornell	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	2.8%
Tire Balancing	$62.89	$59.92	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Cornell	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.62	$193.99	0.2%
Phone	$197.22	$192.25	2.6%

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.
Sheldon, WI	258	86	13.8%
Stanley, WI	3,678	90	10.2%
Boyd, WI	603	91	9.3%
Cadott, WI	1,358	91	9.0%
Holcombe, WI	222	92	8.0%
Cornell, WI	1,597	88	12.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Georgiana, AL	1,597	78	22.5%
Le Grand, CA	1,597	102	2.4%
Sutherland, NE	1,597	85	15.2%
Archer City, TX	1,597	80	20.2%
Thompson-Nicola A (Wells Gray Country), BC	1,597	n/a
Cornell, WI	1,597	88	12.0%

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 Cornell, WI