Cost Of Living in St. Edward, NE

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	St. Edward	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	78	89	100
Goods & Services	90	96	100
Groceries	93	96	100
Health care	97	98	100
Housing	49	76	100
Transportation	96	100	100
Utilities	80	86	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in St. Edward is 13% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in St. Edward is 22% lower than the national average
St. Edward housing is 51% 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	$49,083	$4,090	$1,145	$1,473
Renters	$33,173	$2,764	$774	$995

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	St. Edward	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.50	$24.26	27.9%
Beauty Salon	$28.75	$45.56	36.9%
Toothpaste	$3.67	$3.70	1.0%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.28	23.5%
Movie	$9.10	$12.13	25.0%
Bowling	$11.33	$18.00	37.0%

Groceries

Item	St. Edward	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.66	$5.84	14.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.4%
Milk	$4.49	$4.67	4.0%
Potatoes	$4.49	$4.93	9.1%
Pizza	$11.34	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$9.34	$10.41	10.3%

Health Care

Item	St. Edward	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$128.50	$125.68	2.2%
Doctor	$139.89	$135.78	3.0%
Dentist	$97.50	$113.29	13.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.22	$10.65	4.0%
Lipitor	$518.77	$468.60	10.7%

Housing

Item	St. Edward	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$84,400.00	$184,700.00	54.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,926.53	$2,346.69	17.9%
Apartment Rent	$525.00	$949.00	44.7%

Transportation

Item	St. Edward	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	2.9%
Tire Balancing	$55.44	$59.92	7.5%

Utilities

Item	St. Edward	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$126.33	$193.99	34.9%
Phone	$199.27	$192.25	3.7%

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.
Loretto, NE	112	90	9.6%
Belgrade, NE	183	69	31.4%
Fullerton, NE	1,569	77	23.1%
Newman Grove, NE	891	77	22.8%
Cedar Rapids, NE	582	78	21.7%
St. Edward, NE	613	78	22.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pinehurst, GA	613	81	18.7%
Witt, IL	613	76	24.0%
New Salisbury, IN	613	96	3.8%
Murray Hill, KY	613	125	25.4%
Maybee, MI	613	96	3.7%
St. Edward, NE	613	78	22.2%

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 St. Edward, NE