Cost Of Living in Howe, IN

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	Howe	Indiana	National
Cost of living	87	90	100
Goods & Services	90	94	100
Groceries	95	98	100
Health care	94	96	100
Housing	72	72	100
Transportation	95	95	100
Utilities	102	107	100

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The cost of living in Howe is 3% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Howe is 13% lower than the national average
Howe housing is 28% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% 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	$43,897	$3,658	$1,024	$1,317
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Howe	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.53	$24.26	1.1%
Beauty Salon	$56.27	$45.56	23.5%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.8%
Shampoo	$1.40	$1.28	9.1%
Movie	$11.22	$12.13	7.5%
Bowling	$22.17	$18.00	23.1%

Groceries

Item	Howe	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.51	$5.84	5.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.69	$1.57	7.7%
Milk	$4.84	$4.67	3.6%
Potatoes	$4.77	$4.93	3.3%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$9.38	$10.41	9.9%

Health Care

Item	Howe	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.40	$125.68	27.3%
Doctor	$139.14	$135.78	2.5%
Dentist	$120.35	$113.29	6.2%
Ibuprofen	$10.88	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$504.80	$468.60	7.7%

Housing

Item	Howe	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$132,600.00	$184,700.00	28.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,520.64	$2,346.69	7.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Howe	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.42	$3.46	1.2%
Tire Balancing	$60.57	$59.92	1.1%

Utilities

Item	Howe	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$180.47	$193.99	7.0%
Phone	$184.98	$192.25	3.8%

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.
Burr Oak, MI	798	80	20.5%
Bronson, MI	2,061	81	19.4%
Lagrange, IN	2,751	84	16.1%
Constantine, MI	2,222	81	18.7%
Wolcottville, IN	957	84	15.7%
Howe, IN	707	87	12.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mendocino, CA	707	152	52.3%
Loghill Village, CO	707	154	53.5%
East Ellijay, GA	707	87	12.6%
Oxford, IA	707	93	6.6%
Lake Village, IN	707	84	15.7%
Howe, IN	707	87	12.9%

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 Howe, IN