Cost Of Living in Joplin, MT

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	Joplin	Montana	National
Cost of living	84	101	100
Goods & Services	90	104	100
Groceries	100	103	100
Health care	93	98	100
Housing	59	99	100
Transportation	103	109	100
Utilities	93	93	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Joplin is 17% lower than the Montana average
The cost of living in Joplin is 16% lower than the national average
Joplin housing is 41% lower than the national average
Montana general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Montana state income tax is 61% 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	$55,815	$4,651	$1,302	$1,675
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Montana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Montana	0%	0%

Montana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Montana	1%	6.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Joplin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.71	$24.26	35.2%
Beauty Salon	$37.87	$45.56	16.9%
Toothpaste	$4.19	$3.70	13.3%
Shampoo	$1.16	$1.28	9.2%
Movie	$12.99	$12.13	7.1%
Bowling	$16.78	$18.00	6.8%

Groceries

Item	Joplin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.57	1.2%
Milk	$4.55	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$4.61	$4.93	6.5%
Pizza	$12.03	$12.09	0.5%
Beer	$10.57	$10.41	1.5%

Health Care

Item	Joplin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.94	$125.68	15.7%
Doctor	$115.67	$135.78	14.8%
Dentist	$112.63	$113.29	0.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.57	$10.65	0.7%
Lipitor	$444.64	$468.60	5.1%

Housing

Item	Joplin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,300.00	$184,700.00	40.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,553.45	$2,346.69	33.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Joplin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$69.17	$59.92	15.4%

Utilities

Item	Joplin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.82	$193.99	8.9%
Phone	$182.36	$192.25	5.1%

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.
Inverness, MT	34	70	29.8%
Rudyard, MT	224	83	17.2%
Chester, MT	1,076	84	15.6%
Joplin, MT	242	84	16.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Port Costa, CA	242	120	20.0%
Orchard Hill, GA	242	84	15.7%
Talmo, GA	242	93	6.7%
Patterson, IA	242	83	17.3%
Wardner, ID	242	96	3.7%
Joplin, MT	242	84	16.4%

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 Joplin, MT