Index | Remsen | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 91 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 103 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 73 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 84 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $75,278 | $6,273 | $1,756 | $2,259 |
Renters | $34,792 | $2,899 | $812 | $1,044 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Remsen | 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% |
Item | Remsen | 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% |
Item | Remsen | 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% |
Item | Remsen | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $140,300.00 | $184,700.00 | 24.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,133.89 | $2,346.69 | 9.1% |
Apartment Rent | $622.00 | $949.00 | 34.5% |
Item | Remsen | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.28 | $3.46 | 5.3% |
Tire Balancing | $49.42 | $59.92 | 17.5% |
Item | Remsen | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $141.67 | $193.99 | 27.0% |
Phone | $194.04 | $192.25 | 0.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cleghorn, IA | 228 | 78 | 22.1% |
Paullina, IA | 934 | 79 | 20.7% |
Struble, IA | 95 | 80 | 20.2% |
Brunsville, IA | 140 | 80 | 19.8% |
Granville, IA | 317 | 82 | 18.2% |
Remsen, IA | 1,802 | 86 | 14.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Moodus, CT | 1,802 | 116 | 15.5% |
Walcott, IA | 1,802 | 91 | 9.4% |
Syracuse, KS | 1,802 | 83 | 16.9% |
Marks, MS | 1,802 | 80 | 20.0% |
McEwen, TN | 1,802 | 83 | 16.7% |
Remsen, IA | 1,802 | 86 | 14.0% |