Cost Of Living in Scott City, MO

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	Scott City	Missouri	National
Cost of living	83	88	100
Goods & Services	92	92	100
Groceries	97	95	100
Health care	89	90	100
Housing	56	78	100
Transportation	94	91	100
Utilities	102	99	100

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The cost of living in Scott City is 6% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Scott City is 17% lower than the national average
Scott City housing is 44% lower than the national average
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average
Missouri state income tax is 23% 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	$55,325	$4,610	$1,291	$1,660
Renters	$21,377	$1,781	$499	$641

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Scott City, MO, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Scott City, homeowners have a median income of $55,325. Using that number, a maximum of $1,291 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $21,377, which means there is a maximum of $499 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	2%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Scott City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.19	$24.26	12.7%
Beauty Salon	$40.57	$45.56	11.0%
Toothpaste	$3.75	$3.70	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.3%
Movie	$11.28	$12.13	7.1%
Bowling	$16.92	$18.00	6.0%

Groceries

Item	Scott City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.40	$5.84	9.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.3%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.28	$4.93	6.9%
Pizza	$10.84	$12.09	10.3%
Beer	$9.47	$10.41	9.1%

Health Care

Item	Scott City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.72	$125.68	0.0%
Doctor	$124.51	$135.78	8.3%
Dentist	$100.78	$113.29	11.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.14	$10.65	4.8%
Lipitor	$520.16	$468.60	11.0%

Housing

Item	Scott City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$89,100.00	$184,700.00	51.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,737.43	$2,346.69	26.0%
Apartment Rent	$711.00	$949.00	25.1%

Transportation

Item	Scott City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.20	$3.46	7.6%
Tire Balancing	$50.00	$59.92	16.6%

Utilities

Item	Scott City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$133.84	$193.99	31.0%
Phone	$188.69	$192.25	1.9%

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.
Lambert, MO	26	92	8.0%
Allenville, MO	101	71	29.1%
Commerce, MO	112	75	25.4%
Thebes, IL	550	75	24.8%
McClure, IL	241	77	23.1%
Scott City, MO	4,538	83	17.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Negaunee, MI	4,537	87	12.5%
Creedmoor, NC	4,539	99	1.3%
Oak Hill, TN	4,536	167	67.0%
Lexington, MO	4,540	86	13.7%
Southwold, ON	4,540	n/a
Scott City, MO	4,538	83	17.3%

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 Scott City, MO