Index | Dallas Center | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 92 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 94 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 89 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 87 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $77,500 | $6,458 | $1,808 | $2,325 |
Renters | $50,500 | $4,208 | $1,178 | $1,515 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Dallas Center | 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% |
Item | Dallas Center | 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% |
Item | Dallas Center | 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% |
Item | Dallas Center | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $174,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 5.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,877.36 | $2,346.69 | 20.0% |
Apartment Rent | $719.00 | $949.00 | 24.2% |
Item | Dallas Center | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.19 | $3.46 | 7.8% |
Tire Balancing | $52.49 | $59.92 | 12.4% |
Item | Dallas Center | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $154.71 | $193.99 | 20.3% |
Phone | $186.87 | $192.25 | 2.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bouton, IA | 165 | 80 | 19.6% |
Dawson, IA | 152 | 83 | 17.3% |
Perry, IA | 7,660 | 87 | 13.2% |
Linden, IA | 220 | 85 | 15.2% |
Minburn, IA | 401 | 85 | 14.5% |
Dallas Center, IA | 1,710 | 92 | 7.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Southport, CT | 1,710 | 188 | 88.0% |
Dravosburg, PA | 1,710 | 83 | 16.8% |
Mill Hall, PA | 1,710 | 90 | 10.1% |
Chatmoss, VA | 1,710 | 98 | 2.1% |
Randolph, ME | 1,711 | 96 | 3.7% |
Dallas Center, IA | 1,710 | 92 | 7.6% |