Cost Of Living in Mount Etna, IN

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	Mount Etna	Indiana	National
Cost of living	80	90	100
Goods & Services	96	94	100
Groceries	101	98	100
Health care	96	96	100
Housing	39	72	100
Transportation	98	95	100
Utilities	102	107	100

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The cost of living in Mount Etna is 11% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Mount Etna is 20% lower than the national average
Mount Etna housing is 61% lower than the national average
Indiana general sales tax is 37% higher than the national average
Indiana state income tax is 21% 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	$43,000	$3,583	$1,003	$1,290
Renters	$52,500	$4,375	$1,225	$1,575

Indiana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Indiana	7%	7%

Indiana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Indiana	3.15%	3.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Mount Etna	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.22	$24.26	8.1%
Beauty Salon	$33.78	$45.56	25.9%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	2.0%
Shampoo	$1.32	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$12.75	$12.13	5.1%
Bowling	$16.72	$18.00	7.1%

Groceries

Item	Mount Etna	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.57	4.1%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$5.08	$4.93	3.0%
Pizza	$12.79	$12.09	5.8%
Beer	$10.06	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Mount Etna	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$104.30	$125.68	17.0%
Doctor	$119.61	$135.78	11.9%
Dentist	$110.00	$113.29	2.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.59	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$528.19	$468.60	12.7%

Housing

Item	Mount Etna	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$71,500.00	$184,700.00	61.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,635.69	$2,346.69	30.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Mount Etna	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.35	$3.46	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$59.65	$59.92	0.5%

Utilities

Item	Mount Etna	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.87	$193.99	2.0%
Phone	$192.69	$192.25	0.2%

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.
Jalapa, IN	143	94	6.4%
Mier, IN	42	94	6.4%
Landess, IN	89	98	1.9%
Montpelier, IN	1,790	81	18.9%
Lagro, IN	422	79	21.2%
Mount Etna, IN	132	80	19.9%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Yellow Bluff, AL	132	78	22.2%
Vallecito, CA	132	133	32.8%
Otter Creek, FL	132	71	29.2%
Blockton, IA	132	74	25.6%
Geneva, IA	132	77	22.7%
Mount Etna, IN	132	80	19.9%

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 Mount Etna, IN