Index | Delmar | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 91 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 61 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 104 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 94 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $71,250 | $5,938 | $1,662 | $2,138 |
Renters | $27,813 | $2,318 | $649 | $834 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Delmar | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.86 | $24.26 | 1.7% |
Beauty Salon | $34.11 | $45.56 | 25.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.59 | $3.70 | 3.0% |
Shampoo | $1.36 | $1.28 | 6.5% |
Movie | $8.68 | $12.13 | 28.4% |
Bowling | $15.39 | $18.00 | 14.5% |
Item | Delmar | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.38 | $5.84 | 7.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 10.8% |
Milk | $4.77 | $4.67 | 2.1% |
Potatoes | $4.76 | $4.93 | 3.6% |
Pizza | $12.46 | $12.09 | 3.1% |
Beer | $9.93 | $10.41 | 4.6% |
Item | Delmar | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $127.39 | $125.68 | 1.4% |
Doctor | $130.00 | $135.78 | 4.3% |
Dentist | $85.78 | $113.29 | 24.3% |
Ibuprofen | $10.82 | $10.65 | 1.6% |
Lipitor | $498.96 | $468.60 | 6.5% |
Item | Delmar | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $93,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 49.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,665.29 | $2,346.69 | 29.0% |
Apartment Rent | $813.00 | $949.00 | 14.3% |
Item | Delmar | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.44 | $3.46 | 0.5% |
Tire Balancing | $68.44 | $59.92 | 14.2% |
Item | Delmar | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $176.50 | $193.99 | 9.0% |
Phone | $187.56 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Baldwin, IA | 125 | 78 | 22.2% |
Monmouth, IA | 131 | 79 | 20.5% |
Lost Nation, IA | 451 | 80 | 20.3% |
Spragueville, IA | 113 | 82 | 18.2% |
Toronto, IA | 82 | 83 | 17.2% |
Delmar, IA | 491 | 86 | 13.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Wheatfields, AZ | 491 | 102 | 1.7% |
Walsh, CO | 491 | 77 | 22.6% |
Roopville, GA | 491 | 96 | 3.9% |
Caspian, MI | 491 | 78 | 21.9% |
Shuqualak, MS | 491 | 73 | 26.7% |
Delmar, IA | 491 | 86 | 13.7% |