Index | Gem | Kansas | National |
Cost of living | 76 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 90 | 92 | 100 |
Groceries | 93 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Housing | 44 | 76 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 90 | 100 |
Utilities | 80 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $64,375 | $5,365 | $1,502 | $1,931 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
Item | Gem | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $17.50 | $24.26 | 27.9% |
Beauty Salon | $28.75 | $45.56 | 36.9% |
Toothpaste | $3.67 | $3.70 | 1.0% |
Shampoo | $0.98 | $1.28 | 23.5% |
Movie | $9.10 | $12.13 | 25.0% |
Bowling | $11.33 | $18.00 | 37.0% |
Item | Gem | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.66 | $5.84 | 14.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.4% |
Milk | $4.49 | $4.67 | 4.0% |
Potatoes | $4.49 | $4.93 | 9.1% |
Pizza | $11.34 | $12.09 | 6.2% |
Beer | $9.34 | $10.41 | 10.3% |
Item | Gem | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $128.50 | $125.68 | 2.2% |
Doctor | $139.89 | $135.78 | 3.0% |
Dentist | $97.50 | $113.29 | 13.9% |
Ibuprofen | $10.22 | $10.65 | 4.0% |
Lipitor | $518.77 | $468.60 | 10.7% |
Item | Gem | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $80,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 56.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,926.53 | $2,346.69 | 17.9% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Gem | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.36 | $3.46 | 2.9% |
Tire Balancing | $55.44 | $59.92 | 7.5% |
Item | Gem | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $126.33 | $193.99 | 34.9% |
Phone | $199.27 | $192.25 | 3.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Menlo, KS | 44 | 83 | 17.2% |
Colby, KS | 5,426 | 84 | 16.0% |
Rexford, KS | 173 | 88 | 12.3% |
Gem, KS | 118 | 76 | 23.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Chalkyitsik, AK | 118 | 100 | 0.2% |
Delta, AL | 118 | 96 | 4.3% |
Reed, AR | 118 | 79 | 21.4% |
Katherine, AZ | 118 | 89 | 10.7% |
Montgomery Creek, CA | 118 | 102 | 1.5% |
Gem, KS | 118 | 76 | 23.6% |