Cost Of Living in Dale, IN

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	Dale	Indiana	National
Cost of living	88	90	100
Goods & Services	100	94	100
Groceries	95	98	100
Health care	88	96	100
Housing	58	72	100
Transportation	91	95	100
Utilities	121	107	100

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The cost of living in Dale is 2% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Dale is 12% lower than the national average
Dale housing is 42% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% 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	$68,571	$5,714	$1,600	$2,057
Renters	$30,833	$2,569	$719	$925

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Dale	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.34	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$44.12	$45.56	3.2%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$13.11	$12.13	8.1%
Bowling	$16.17	$18.00	10.2%

Groceries

Item	Dale	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.74	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	13.2%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.13	$4.93	3.9%
Pizza	$11.24	$12.09	7.0%
Beer	$9.75	$10.41	6.4%

Health Care

Item	Dale	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.06	$125.68	25.2%
Doctor	$105.07	$135.78	22.6%
Dentist	$103.51	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.26	$10.65	3.7%
Lipitor	$470.38	$468.60	0.4%

Housing

Item	Dale	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$97,300.00	$184,700.00	47.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,772.15	$2,346.69	24.5%
Apartment Rent	$671.00	$949.00	29.3%

Transportation

Item	Dale	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.1%
Tire Balancing	$50.23	$59.92	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Dale	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$259.32	$193.99	33.7%
Phone	$189.86	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Spurgeon, IN	123	83	16.9%
Chrisney, IN	684	84	16.2%
Winslow, IN	900	84	15.7%
Gentryville, IN	383	85	15.2%
Holland, IN	726	85	15.1%
Dale, IN	1,442	88	12.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Caledonia, MI	1,442	99	0.5%
Boswell's Corner, VA	1,442	98	2.4%
Oolitic, IN	1,443	87	13.1%
Dassel, MN	1,443	97	2.6%
Richton, MS	1,441	87	13.2%
Dale, IN	1,442	88	12.5%

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 Dale, IN