Cost Of Living in Plymouth, 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	Plymouth	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	87	89	100
Goods & Services	103	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	109	98	100
Housing	60	76	100
Transportation	105	100	100
Utilities	81	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Plymouth is 2% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Plymouth is 13% lower than the national average
Plymouth housing is 40% 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	$61,875	$5,156	$1,444	$1,856
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Plymouth	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.00	$24.26	27.8%
Beauty Salon	$45.12	$45.56	1.0%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.4%
Movie	$12.09	$12.13	0.4%
Bowling	$17.47	$18.00	3.0%

Groceries

Item	Plymouth	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.17	$5.84	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	12.7%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.2%
Potatoes	$4.50	$4.93	8.7%
Pizza	$11.23	$12.09	7.1%
Beer	$9.42	$10.41	9.5%

Health Care

Item	Plymouth	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.63	$125.68	8.8%
Doctor	$168.72	$135.78	24.3%
Dentist	$118.87	$113.29	4.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$483.84	$468.60	3.3%

Housing

Item	Plymouth	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$89,500.00	$184,700.00	51.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,893.52	$2,346.69	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$823.00	$949.00	13.3%

Transportation

Item	Plymouth	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$73.74	$59.92	23.1%

Utilities

Item	Plymouth	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.83	$193.99	33.6%
Phone	$201.86	$192.25	5.0%

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.
Jansen, NE	91	76	24.1%
Western, NE	205	80	20.0%
Diller, NE	273	81	19.5%
Swanton, NE	130	81	19.1%
Fairbury, NE	3,657	85	15.2%
Plymouth, NE	424	87	12.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Versailles, IL	424	78	22.1%
Mulberry, KS	424	73	26.6%
Pleasant View, KY	424	79	21.3%
Beaver Creek, MT	424	102	1.5%
Strasburg, ND	424	81	19.5%
Plymouth, NE	424	87	12.6%

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 Plymouth, NE