Cost Of Living in Prairie du Chien, 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	Prairie du Chien	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	88	96	100
Goods & Services	97	97	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	91	112	100
Housing	66	88	100
Transportation	104	98	100
Utilities	94	102	100

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The cost of living in Prairie du Chien is 8% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Prairie du Chien is 12% lower than the national average
Prairie du Chien 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	$61,661	$5,138	$1,439	$1,850
Renters	$30,771	$2,564	$718	$923

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Prairie du Chien, WI, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Prairie du Chien homeowners, is $61,661. This would allow for a maximum of $1,439 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $30,771 which would result in a maximum of $718 to be spent on rental costs.

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	Prairie du Chien	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.86	$24.26	1.7%
Beauty Salon	$34.11	$45.56	25.1%
Toothpaste	$3.59	$3.70	3.0%
Shampoo	$1.36	$1.28	6.5%
Movie	$8.68	$12.13	28.4%
Bowling	$15.39	$18.00	14.5%

Groceries

Item	Prairie du Chien	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.38	$5.84	7.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	10.8%
Milk	$4.77	$4.67	2.1%
Potatoes	$4.76	$4.93	3.6%
Pizza	$12.46	$12.09	3.1%
Beer	$9.93	$10.41	4.6%

Health Care

Item	Prairie du Chien	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.39	$125.68	1.4%
Doctor	$130.00	$135.78	4.3%
Dentist	$85.78	$113.29	24.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.82	$10.65	1.6%
Lipitor	$498.96	$468.60	6.5%

Housing

Item	Prairie du Chien	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$116,000.00	$184,700.00	37.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,665.29	$2,346.69	29.0%
Apartment Rent	$688.00	$949.00	27.5%

Transportation

Item	Prairie du Chien	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.44	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$68.44	$59.92	14.2%

Utilities

Item	Prairie du Chien	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.50	$193.99	9.0%
Phone	$187.56	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Steuben, WI	116	79	21.0%
Farmersburg, IA	371	80	19.6%
St. Olaf, IA	128	81	18.9%
Glen Haven, WI	47	82	17.8%
Mount Hope, WI	251	82	17.6%
Prairie du Chien, WI	5,605	88	12.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Wayne, NE	5,603	90	10.0%
Williamson, AZ	5,602	134	33.5%
Marlin, TX	5,602	79	21.4%
Trent Lakes, ON	5,602	n/a
Brookshire, TX	5,601	88	12.4%
Prairie du Chien, WI	5,605	88	12.3%

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 Prairie du Chien, WI