Index | Scranton | North Dakota | National |
Cost of living | 90 | 94 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 98 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 94 | 93 | 100 |
Health care | 113 | 111 | 100 |
Housing | 71 | 85 | 100 |
Transportation | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Utilities | 91 | 99 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $76,250 | $6,354 | $1,779 | $2,288 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
North Dakota | 5% | 8% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
North Dakota | 1.1% | 2.9% |
Item | Scranton | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.67 | $24.26 | 2.5% |
Beauty Salon | $42.24 | $45.56 | 7.3% |
Toothpaste | $4.05 | $3.70 | 9.3% |
Shampoo | $1.10 | $1.28 | 14.1% |
Movie | $12.00 | $12.13 | 1.1% |
Bowling | $15.33 | $18.00 | 14.8% |
Item | Scranton | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.29 | $5.84 | 9.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.38 | $1.57 | 12.3% |
Milk | $4.49 | $4.67 | 4.0% |
Potatoes | $4.63 | $4.93 | 6.2% |
Pizza | $12.39 | $12.09 | 2.5% |
Beer | $10.56 | $10.41 | 1.4% |
Item | Scranton | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $122.20 | $125.68 | 2.8% |
Doctor | $182.31 | $135.78 | 34.3% |
Dentist | $115.17 | $113.29 | 1.7% |
Ibuprofen | $10.21 | $10.65 | 4.2% |
Lipitor | $544.10 | $468.60 | 16.1% |
Item | Scranton | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $115,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 37.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,313.86 | $2,346.69 | 1.4% |
Apartment Rent | $880.00 | $949.00 | 7.3% |
Item | Scranton | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.34 | $3.46 | 3.5% |
Tire Balancing | $64.60 | $59.92 | 7.8% |
Item | Scranton | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $166.66 | $193.99 | 14.1% |
Phone | $192.28 | $192.25 | 0.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Gascoyne, ND | 16 | 97 | 2.7% |
Reeder, ND | 112 | 79 | 21.3% |
Bowman, ND | 1,592 | 93 | 6.6% |
Scranton, ND | 340 | 90 | 10.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
St. Michael, AK | 340 | 94 | 6.0% |
Cazadero, CA | 340 | 155 | 55.2% |
Chilcoot-Vinton, CA | 340 | 94 | 6.5% |
St. Marks, FL | 340 | 110 | 10.4% |
Ryan, IA | 340 | 87 | 12.5% |
Scranton, ND | 340 | 90 | 10.4% |