Cost Of Living in Galesburg, ND

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	Galesburg	North Dakota	National
Cost of living	79	94	100
Goods & Services	92	96	100
Groceries	94	93	100
Health care	104	111	100
Housing	40	85	100
Transportation	95	100	100
Utilities	109	99	100

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The cost of living in Galesburg is 16% lower than the North Dakota average
The cost of living in Galesburg is 21% lower than the national average
Galesburg housing is 60% lower than the national average
North Dakota general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
North Dakota state income tax is 58% lower 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	$71,875	$5,990	$1,677	$2,156
Renters	$52,750	$4,396	$1,231	$1,583

North Dakota Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
North Dakota	5%	8%

North Dakota Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
North Dakota	1.1%	2.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Galesburg	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.50	$24.26	7.3%
Beauty Salon	$38.00	$45.56	16.6%
Toothpaste	$3.88	$3.70	4.7%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.28	18.5%
Movie	$8.02	$12.13	33.9%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Galesburg	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.52	$5.84	5.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.5%
Milk	$4.48	$4.67	4.2%
Potatoes	$4.94	$4.93	0.2%
Pizza	$10.49	$12.09	13.2%
Beer	$10.11	$10.41	2.9%

Health Care

Item	Galesburg	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$140.67	$125.68	11.9%
Doctor	$169.50	$135.78	24.8%
Dentist	$96.00	$113.29	15.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.06	$10.65	5.5%
Lipitor	$517.00	$468.60	10.3%

Housing

Item	Galesburg	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,000.00	$184,700.00	59.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,952.91	$2,346.69	16.8%
Apartment Rent	$375.00	$949.00	60.5%

Transportation

Item	Galesburg	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.27	$3.46	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$57.00	$59.92	4.9%

Utilities

Item	Galesburg	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$222.79	$193.99	14.8%
Phone	$191.52	$192.25	0.4%

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.
Blanchard, ND	10	96	4.1%
Erie, ND	29	96	4.1%
Page, ND	226	81	19.4%
Clifford, ND	37	81	18.8%
Hope, ND	273	82	18.2%
Galesburg, ND	104	79	20.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nolic, AZ	104	106	5.9%
Moffat, CO	104	95	4.6%
Garber, IA	104	81	19.1%
Houghton, IA	104	91	8.8%
St. Donatus, IA	104	96	3.8%
Galesburg, ND	104	79	20.8%

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 Galesburg, ND