Index | Iowa Falls | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 88 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 101 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 110 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 61 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 96 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $55,972 | $4,664 | $1,306 | $1,679 |
Renters | $30,595 | $2,550 | $714 | $918 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Iowa Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $24.39 | $24.26 | 0.5% |
Beauty Salon | $40.50 | $45.56 | 11.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.81 | $3.70 | 2.8% |
Shampoo | $1.42 | $1.28 | 10.9% |
Movie | $8.29 | $12.13 | 31.7% |
Bowling | $20.00 | $18.00 | 11.1% |
Item | Iowa Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.53 | $5.84 | 11.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.36 | $1.57 | 13.3% |
Milk | $4.72 | $4.67 | 1.1% |
Potatoes | $5.02 | $4.93 | 1.8% |
Pizza | $12.12 | $12.09 | 0.3% |
Beer | $9.65 | $10.41 | 7.3% |
Item | Iowa Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $159.11 | $125.68 | 26.6% |
Doctor | $176.92 | $135.78 | 30.3% |
Dentist | $107.00 | $113.29 | 5.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.54 | $10.65 | 1.1% |
Lipitor | $512.13 | $468.60 | 9.3% |
Item | Iowa Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $93,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 49.4% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,009.00 | $2,346.69 | 14.4% |
Apartment Rent | $817.00 | $949.00 | 13.9% |
Item | Iowa Falls | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.38 | $3.46 | 2.3% |
Tire Balancing | $57.22 | $59.92 | 4.5% |
Item | Iowa Falls | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $182.60 | $193.99 | 5.9% |
Phone | $187.02 | $192.25 | 2.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bradford, IA | 61 | 99 | 1.0% |
Buckeye, IA | 105 | 74 | 25.7% |
Geneva, IA | 132 | 77 | 22.7% |
Dows, IA | 529 | 79 | 20.8% |
Popejoy, IA | 106 | 79 | 20.6% |
Iowa Falls, IA | 5,067 | 88 | 12.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Summit, AZ | 5,066 | 89 | 11.1% |
Forked River, NJ | 5,066 | 124 | 24.3% |
Robbins, IL | 5,068 | 92 | 8.5% |
Crosspointe, VA | 5,068 | 201 | 101.3% |
Tichigan, WI | 5,068 | 117 | 17.3% |
Iowa Falls, IA | 5,067 | 88 | 12.1% |