Cost Of Living in Corydon, IA

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	Corydon	Iowa	National
Cost of living	80	90	100
Goods & Services	95	96	100
Groceries	99	97	100
Health care	94	99	100
Housing	49	73	100
Transportation	91	98	100
Utilities	87	96	100

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The cost of living in Corydon is 10% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Corydon is 20% lower than the national average
Corydon housing is 51% lower than the national average
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Iowa state income tax is 69% 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	$56,382	$4,699	$1,315	$1,692
Renters	$35,096	$2,925	$819	$1,053

Iowa Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Iowa	6%	7%

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	4.4%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Corydon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.63	$24.26	15.0%
Beauty Salon	$41.00	$45.56	10.0%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.6%
Movie	$11.17	$12.13	7.9%
Bowling	$20.87	$18.00	15.9%

Groceries

Item	Corydon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.36	$5.84	8.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.6%
Milk	$4.82	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$4.81	$4.93	2.6%
Pizza	$11.84	$12.09	2.0%
Beer	$9.82	$10.41	5.7%

Health Care

Item	Corydon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.17	$125.68	0.4%
Doctor	$129.05	$135.78	5.0%
Dentist	$96.60	$113.29	14.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.88	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$495.45	$468.60	5.7%

Housing

Item	Corydon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,500.00	$184,700.00	58.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,877.36	$2,346.69	20.0%
Apartment Rent	$614.00	$949.00	35.3%

Transportation

Item	Corydon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.19	$3.46	7.8%
Tire Balancing	$52.49	$59.92	12.4%

Utilities

Item	Corydon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.71	$193.99	20.3%
Phone	$186.87	$192.25	2.8%

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.
South Lineville, MO	3	94	6.1%
Le Roy, IA	1	94	6.1%
Millerton, IA	125	94	6.1%
Powersville, MO	60	94	6.1%
Promise City, IA	72	73	27.2%
Corydon, IA	1,659	80	19.7%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Key Vista, FL	1,659	104	4.4%
Caney, KS	1,659	77	22.8%
Stockton, KS	1,659	76	24.4%
Munfordville, KY	1,659	80	20.4%
Shelburne Falls, MA	1,659	107	6.8%
Corydon, IA	1,659	80	19.7%

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 Corydon, IA