Cost Of Living in King, WI

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	King	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	94	96	100
Goods & Services	96	97	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	114	112	100
Housing	83	88	100
Transportation	100	98	100
Utilities	105	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in King is 1% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in King is 6% lower than the national average
King housing is 17% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% 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	$65,682	$5,474	$1,532	$1,971
Renters	$52,964	$4,414	$1,236	$1,589

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	King	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.50	$24.26	7.3%
Beauty Salon	$28.50	$45.56	37.4%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.6%
Movie	$8.75	$12.13	27.9%
Bowling	$12.11	$18.00	32.7%

Groceries

Item	King	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.64	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.1%
Milk	$4.72	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$4.45	$4.93	9.8%
Pizza	$10.22	$12.09	15.4%
Beer	$8.71	$10.41	16.3%

Health Care

Item	King	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.64	$125.68	3.2%
Doctor	$216.44	$135.78	59.4%
Dentist	$102.10	$113.29	9.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.42	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$499.62	$468.60	6.6%

Housing

Item	King	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$142,900.00	$184,700.00	22.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,582.08	$2,346.69	32.6%
Apartment Rent	$905.00	$949.00	4.6%

Transportation

Item	King	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.26	$3.46	5.9%
Tire Balancing	$69.15	$59.92	15.4%

Utilities

Item	King	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$212.47	$193.99	9.5%
Phone	$185.94	$192.25	3.3%

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.
Ogdensburg, WI	182	81	18.6%
Almond, WI	462	77	22.8%
Tustin, WI	103	85	14.6%
Poy Sippi, WI	403	86	13.8%
Wild Rose, WI	834	87	13.2%
King, WI	1,790	94	5.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Montpelier, IN	1,790	81	18.9%
Quitman, MS	1,790	83	17.1%
Manchester, OH	1,790	85	15.3%
Witless Bay, NL	1,790	n/a
Kodiak Station, AK	1,789	157	56.5%
King, WI	1,790	94	5.5%

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 King, WI