Cost Of Living in Nelson, 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	Nelson	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	91	96	100
Goods & Services	103	97	100
Groceries	97	99	100
Health care	110	112	100
Housing	66	88	100
Transportation	99	98	100
Utilities	101	102	100

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The cost of living in Nelson is 5% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Nelson is 9% lower than the national average
Nelson housing is 34% 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	$55,833	$4,653	$1,303	$1,675
Renters	$45,417	$3,785	$1,060	$1,363

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	Nelson	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%

Groceries

Item	Nelson	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%

Health Care

Item	Nelson	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%

Housing

Item	Nelson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$121,400.00	$184,700.00	34.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,958.05	$2,346.69	16.6%
Apartment Rent	$638.00	$949.00	32.8%

Transportation

Item	Nelson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	2.8%
Tire Balancing	$62.89	$59.92	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Nelson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.62	$193.99	0.2%
Phone	$197.22	$192.25	2.6%

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.
Cochrane, WI	452	88	12.1%
Millville, MN	267	89	11.3%
Arkansaw, WI	338	89	10.7%
Durand, WI	1,753	90	10.3%
Plum City, WI	607	92	8.4%
Nelson, WI	311	91	9.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Waucoma, IA	311	77	23.4%
Plevna, MT	311	105	4.9%
Macclesfield, NC	311	85	14.7%
Bridgeville, NJ	311	119	19.0%
Rosewood, OH	311	93	7.2%
Nelson, WI	311	91	9.2%

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 Nelson, WI