Index | Melrose | Wisconsin | National |
Cost of living | 93 | 96 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 103 | 97 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 99 | 100 |
Health care | 110 | 112 | 100 |
Housing | 74 | 88 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 101 | 102 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $66,250 | $5,521 | $1,546 | $1,988 |
Renters | $42,969 | $3,581 | $1,003 | $1,289 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Wisconsin | 5% | 6.75% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Wisconsin | 3.54% | 7.65% |
Item | Melrose | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $20.83 | $24.26 | 14.1% |
Beauty Salon | $39.17 | $45.56 | 14.0% |
Toothpaste | $3.67 | $3.70 | 1.0% |
Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.7% |
Movie | $10.00 | $12.13 | 17.6% |
Bowling | $15.67 | $18.00 | 13.0% |
Item | Melrose | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.94 | $5.84 | 1.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.61 | $1.57 | 2.6% |
Milk | $4.58 | $4.67 | 2.0% |
Potatoes | $4.49 | $4.93 | 9.0% |
Pizza | $12.29 | $12.09 | 1.7% |
Beer | $8.47 | $10.41 | 18.6% |
Item | Melrose | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $125.00 | $125.68 | 0.5% |
Doctor | $179.67 | $135.78 | 32.3% |
Dentist | $107.33 | $113.29 | 5.3% |
Ibuprofen | $10.27 | $10.65 | 3.6% |
Lipitor | $538.52 | $468.60 | 14.9% |
Item | Melrose | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $115,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 37.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,958.05 | $2,346.69 | 16.6% |
Apartment Rent | $950.00 | $949.00 | 0.1% |
Item | Melrose | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.36 | $3.46 | 2.8% |
Tire Balancing | $62.89 | $59.92 | 5.0% |
Item | Melrose | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $193.62 | $193.99 | 0.2% |
Phone | $197.22 | $192.25 | 2.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Taylor, WI | 383 | 88 | 11.8% |
Blair, WI | 1,188 | 89 | 11.1% |
Black River Falls, WI | 3,473 | 82 | 18.1% |
Ettrick, WI | 645 | 90 | 10.1% |
Cataract, WI | 166 | 84 | 16.5% |
Melrose, WI | 474 | 93 | 7.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
McNeil, AR | 474 | 81 | 19.1% |
Siloam, GA | 474 | 76 | 23.6% |
Wapella, IL | 474 | 88 | 12.1% |
Bentley, KS | 474 | 91 | 9.4% |
Glasco, KS | 474 | 77 | 23.2% |
Melrose, WI | 474 | 93 | 7.0% |