Cost Of Living in Goddard, KS

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	Goddard	Kansas	National
Cost of living	95	89	100
Goods & Services	99	92	100
Groceries	98	97	100
Health care	94	97	100
Housing	87	76	100
Transportation	92	90	100
Utilities	104	107	100

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The cost of living in Goddard is 6% higher than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Goddard is 5% lower than the national average
Goddard housing is 13% lower than the national average
Kansas general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Kansas state income tax is 19% higher 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	$90,150	$7,513	$2,103	$2,705
Renters	$53,355	$4,446	$1,245	$1,601

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Goddard, KS, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Goddard homeowners, is $90,150. This would allow for a maximum of $2,103 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $53,355 which would result in a maximum of $1,245 to be spent on rental costs.

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	11.5%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	3.1%	4.7%

Goods & Services

Item	Goddard	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.61	$24.26	5.6%
Beauty Salon	$47.04	$45.56	3.2%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.15	$1.28	10.1%
Movie	$11.66	$12.13	3.9%
Bowling	$12.94	$18.00	28.1%

Groceries

Item	Goddard	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.07	$5.84	3.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	13.0%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.1%
Potatoes	$4.62	$4.93	6.4%
Pizza	$12.02	$12.09	0.5%
Beer	$9.70	$10.41	6.8%

Health Care

Item	Goddard	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$150.93	$125.68	20.1%
Doctor	$112.22	$135.78	17.3%
Dentist	$99.52	$113.29	12.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.31	$10.65	3.2%
Lipitor	$521.48	$468.60	11.3%

Housing

Item	Goddard	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$149,500.00	$184,700.00	19.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,619.59	$2,346.69	31.0%
Apartment Rent	$951.00	$949.00	0.2%

Transportation

Item	Goddard	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.14	$3.46	9.4%
Tire Balancing	$56.76	$59.92	5.3%

Utilities

Item	Goddard	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$200.72	$193.99	3.5%
Phone	$199.37	$192.25	3.7%

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.
Oaklawn-Sunview, KS	3,354	81	19.1%
Mount Hope, KS	761	87	12.5%
Haysville, KS	11,260	89	10.8%
Viola, KS	187	90	9.8%
Bentley, KS	474	91	9.4%
Goddard, KS	4,797	95	5.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Polk City, IA	4,797	110	10.3%
Tyendinaga, ON	4,796	n/a
Edgefield, SC	4,800	79	20.9%
Penns Grove, NJ	4,793	98	2.4%
Wauchula, FL	4,801	87	13.4%
Goddard, KS	4,797	95	5.4%

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 Goddard, KS