Cost Of Living in Leopold, 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	Leopold	Madison	Wisconsin
Cost of living	95	115	96
Goods & Services	106	106	97
Groceries	102	102	99
Health care	120	120	112
Housing	70	136	88
Transportation	101	101	98
Utilities	109	109	102

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Leopold is 1% lower than the Madison average
The cost of living in Leopold is 5% lower than the national average
Leopold housing is 30% 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)
Household	$33,371	$2,781	$779	$1,001

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	Madison	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.26	$24.26	0.0%
Beauty Salon	$66.46	$45.56	45.9%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.8%
Movie	$12.47	$12.13	2.8%
Bowling	$27.76	$18.00	54.2%

Groceries

Item	Madison	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.27	$5.84	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.45	$1.57	8.1%
Milk	$4.79	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$4.20	$4.93	15.0%
Pizza	$10.96	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$8.82	$10.41	15.3%

Health Care

Item	Madison	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.37	$125.68	44.0%
Doctor	$222.85	$135.78	64.1%
Dentist	$122.45	$113.29	8.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.72	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$506.88	$468.60	8.2%

Housing

Item	Madison	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$262,400.00	$184,700.00	42.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,571.07	$2,346.69	9.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,147.00	$949.00	20.9%

Transportation

Item	Madison	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$65.66	$59.92	9.6%

Utilities

Item	Madison	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$226.90	$193.99	17.0%
Phone	$185.25	$192.25	3.6%

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.
Belleville, WI	2,682	104	3.8%
Brooklyn, WI	1,212	106	5.9%
Stoughton, WI	13,146	108	8.3%
DeForest, WI	10,473	111	11.3%
Dane, WI	1,008	112	11.8%
Madison, WI	258,366	115	14.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Burnaby, BC	258,827	n/a
Kitchener, ON	259,162	n/a
Chandler, AZ	257,076	127	27.4%
Lubbock, TX	257,013	92	7.7%
Laredo, TX	260,571	88	12.5%
Madison, WI	258,366	115	14.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

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