Cost Of Living in Scribner, NE

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21%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

53%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; this is the most current data available.

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	Scribner	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	79	91	100
Goods & Services	94	99	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	96	100	100
Housing	47	76	100
Transportation	90	93	100
Utilities	85	89	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Scribner is 12% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Scribner is 21% lower than the national average
Scribner housing is 53% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is 5% 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	$84,060	$7,005	$1,961	$2,522
Renters	$39,294	$3,275	$917	$1,179

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.64%

Goods & Services

Item	Scribner	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.39	$27.62	11.7%
Beauty Salon	$33.61	$51.11	34.2%
Toothpaste	$4.04	$4.09	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.39	$1.54	9.9%
Movie	$12.50	$12.88	2.9%
Yoga	$18.11	$19.66	7.9%

Groceries

Item	Scribner	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.45	$7.70	3.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.53	$1.66	8.0%
Milk	$4.86	$4.73	2.7%
Potatoes	$5.61	$5.26	6.7%
Pizza	$13.39	$12.76	4.9%
Beer	$10.19	$10.55	3.4%

Health Care

Item	Scribner	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.79	$140.06	23.0%
Doctor	$173.13	$153.82	12.6%
Dentist	$97.00	$123.15	21.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.95	$11.73	1.9%
Lipitor	$24.43	$23.61	3.5%

Housing

Item	Scribner	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$139,619.00	$326,622.00	57.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,826.84	$2,480.25	26.3%
Apartment Rent	$833.00	$1,444.00	42.3%

Transportation

Item	Scribner	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.78	$3.06	9.2%
Tire Balancing	$57.34	$65.21	12.1%

Utilities

Item	Scribner	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$162.78	$220.12	26.0%
Phone	$201.56	$195.71	3.0%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ames, NE	0	93	6.8%
Fontanelle, NE	83	93	6.8%
Dodge, NE	480	81	19.0%
Nickerson, NE	481	81	18.8%
Oakland, NE	1,636	82	17.8%
Scribner, NE	778	79	20.6%

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