Cost Of Living in Newcastle, NE

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	Newcastle	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	80	89	100
Goods & Services	91	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	103	98	100
Housing	53	76	100
Transportation	91	100	100
Utilities	84	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Newcastle is 10% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Newcastle is 20% lower than the national average
Newcastle housing is 47% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is 5% lower 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	$78,750	$6,563	$1,837	$2,363
Renters	$42,083	$3,507	$982	$1,263

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.64%

Goods & Services

Item	Newcastle	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.32	$24.26	0.2%
Beauty Salon	$35.22	$45.56	22.7%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.28	0.7%
Movie	$9.36	$12.13	22.9%
Bowling	$16.40	$18.00	8.9%

Groceries

Item	Newcastle	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.89	$5.84	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$4.63	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$10.64	$12.09	12.0%
Beer	$9.33	$10.41	10.4%

Health Care

Item	Newcastle	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$135.10	$125.68	7.5%
Doctor	$177.33	$135.78	30.6%
Dentist	$108.21	$113.29	4.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.48	$10.65	1.7%
Lipitor	$357.08	$468.60	23.8%

Housing

Item	Newcastle	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$88,300.00	$184,700.00	52.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,133.89	$2,346.69	9.1%
Apartment Rent	$632.00	$949.00	33.4%

Transportation

Item	Newcastle	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.28	$3.46	5.3%
Tire Balancing	$49.42	$59.92	17.5%

Utilities

Item	Newcastle	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$141.67	$193.99	27.0%
Phone	$194.04	$192.25	0.9%

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.
Richland, SD	154	92	8.3%
Obert, NE	22	92	8.3%
Maskell, NE	51	72	27.7%
Martinsburg, NE	70	77	22.5%
Westfield, IA	120	79	20.7%
Newcastle, NE	407	80	19.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Nutrioso, AZ	407	111	10.6%
Bangor, CA	407	124	23.7%
Dorrington, CA	407	129	28.9%
Point Arena, CA	407	134	34.3%
Walton, NE	407	99	0.8%
Newcastle, NE	407	80	19.8%

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 Newcastle, NE