Cost Of Living in Sparta, 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	Sparta	Missouri	National
Cost of living	83	88	100
Goods & Services	89	92	100
Groceries	94	95	100
Health care	95	90	100
Housing	67	78	100
Transportation	90	91	100
Utilities	80	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Sparta is 6% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Sparta is 17% lower than the national average
Sparta housing is 33% 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	$53,229	$4,436	$1,242	$1,597
Renters	$40,625	$3,385	$948	$1,219

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	Sparta	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.90	$24.26	13.9%
Beauty Salon	$43.40	$45.56	4.7%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.2%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.28	11.9%
Movie	$11.45	$12.13	5.7%
Bowling	$20.06	$18.00	11.5%

Groceries

Item	Sparta	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.93	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	12.7%
Milk	$4.65	$4.67	0.5%
Potatoes	$4.78	$4.93	3.1%
Pizza	$10.93	$12.09	9.6%
Beer	$9.53	$10.41	8.5%

Health Care

Item	Sparta	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.72	$125.68	30.2%
Doctor	$89.65	$135.78	34.0%
Dentist	$114.22	$113.29	0.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.47	$10.65	1.7%
Lipitor	$495.14	$468.60	5.7%

Housing

Item	Sparta	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$115,900.00	$184,700.00	37.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,859.59	$2,346.69	20.8%
Apartment Rent	$743.00	$949.00	21.7%

Transportation

Item	Sparta	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.49	$3.46	0.8%
Tire Balancing	$45.32	$59.92	24.4%

Utilities

Item	Sparta	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.72	$193.99	0.1%
Phone	$200.43	$192.25	4.3%

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.
Diggins, MO	314	78	22.0%
Fordland, MO	834	78	21.5%
Springfield, MO	167,601	84	16.4%
Rogersville, MO	4,096	85	15.3%
Highlandville, MO	839	85	14.5%
Sparta, MO	2,167	83	17.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Woodside East, DE	2,167	101	1.5%
Mount Zion, GA	2,167	92	7.6%
Lincoln Park, NY	2,167	101	0.5%
Rockwell City, IA	2,166	83	16.8%
Oakwood, PA	2,166	89	10.5%
Sparta, MO	2,167	83	17.2%

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 Sparta, MO