Cost Of Living in Poneto, 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	Poneto	Indiana	National
Cost of living	82	90	100
Goods & Services	96	94	100
Groceries	101	98	100
Health care	96	96	100
Housing	46	72	100
Transportation	98	95	100
Utilities	102	107	100

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The cost of living in Poneto is 8% lower than the Indiana average
The cost of living in Poneto is 18% lower than the national average
Poneto housing is 54% 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	$60,417	$5,035	$1,410	$1,813
Renters	$36,667	$3,056	$856	$1,100

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	Poneto	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	Poneto	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	Poneto	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	Poneto	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$57,900.00	$184,700.00	68.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,635.69	$2,346.69	30.3%
Apartment Rent	$775.00	$949.00	18.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Poneto	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.
Bryant, IN	214	75	24.7%
Montpelier, IN	1,790	81	18.9%
Hartford City, IN	5,781	81	18.7%
Pennville, IN	866	82	17.9%
Van Buren, IN	897	83	17.4%
Poneto, IN	180	82	17.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Apache, AZ	180	90	9.9%
San Simon, AZ	180	80	20.0%
Alston, GA	180	84	15.5%
Rentz, GA	180	81	19.2%
Auburn, IA	180	85	15.4%
Poneto, IN	180	82	17.6%

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 Poneto, IN