Index | Elkhart | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 90 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 95 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 99 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 94 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 79 | 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 | $76,875 | $6,406 | $1,794 | $2,306 |
Renters | $41,500 | $3,458 | $968 | $1,245 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Elkhart | 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 | Elkhart | 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 | Elkhart | 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 | Elkhart | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $160,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 13.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,877.36 | $2,346.69 | 20.0% |
Apartment Rent | $588.00 | $949.00 | 38.0% |
Item | Elkhart | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.19 | $3.46 | 7.8% |
Tire Balancing | $52.49 | $59.92 | 12.4% |
Item | Elkhart | 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. |
Valeria, IA | 40 | 78 | 22.1% |
Mingo, IA | 304 | 81 | 18.5% |
Maxwell, IA | 739 | 88 | 11.8% |
Collins, IA | 444 | 89 | 10.6% |
Colfax, IA | 1,886 | 86 | 14.2% |
Elkhart, IA | 695 | 90 | 10.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hollis Crossroads, AL | 695 | 83 | 17.3% |
Stanford, IL | 695 | 89 | 11.4% |
Roachdale, IN | 695 | 86 | 13.7% |
Magnolia, KY | 695 | 84 | 16.0% |
Fairfax, MO | 695 | 81 | 19.2% |
Elkhart, IA | 695 | 90 | 10.4% |