Index | Stratford | South Dakota | National |
Cost of living | 73 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 93 | 94 | 100 |
Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 98 | 100 |
Housing | 27 | 77 | 100 |
Transportation | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Utilities | 90 | 88 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $60,000 | $5,000 | $1,400 | $1,800 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
South Dakota | 4.5% | 6% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
South Dakota | 0% | 0% |
Item | Stratford | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.75 | $24.26 | 22.7% |
Beauty Salon | $25.03 | $45.56 | 45.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.64 | $3.70 | 1.7% |
Shampoo | $0.98 | $1.28 | 23.5% |
Movie | $9.50 | $12.13 | 21.7% |
Bowling | $10.00 | $18.00 | 44.4% |
Item | Stratford | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.61 | $5.84 | 4.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.4% |
Milk | $4.49 | $4.67 | 3.9% |
Potatoes | $4.28 | $4.93 | 13.3% |
Pizza | $12.79 | $12.09 | 5.8% |
Beer | $9.46 | $10.41 | 9.2% |
Item | Stratford | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $179.59 | $125.68 | 42.9% |
Doctor | $123.33 | $135.78 | 9.2% |
Dentist | $83.03 | $113.29 | 26.7% |
Ibuprofen | $10.28 | $10.65 | 3.5% |
Lipitor | $503.10 | $468.60 | 7.4% |
Item | Stratford | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $50,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 72.9% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,658.00 | $2,346.69 | 13.3% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Stratford | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.53 | $3.46 | 2.0% |
Tire Balancing | $53.06 | $59.92 | 11.5% |
Item | Stratford | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $159.27 | $193.99 | 17.9% |
Phone | $194.14 | $192.25 | 1.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Brentford, SD | 61 | 93 | 6.7% |
Verdon, SD | 3 | 93 | 6.7% |
Ferney, SD | 37 | 93 | 6.7% |
Bath Corner, SD | 17 | 93 | 6.7% |
Mansfield, SD | 91 | 71 | 29.4% |
Stratford, SD | 42 | 73 | 26.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Chignik, AK | 42 | 99 | 1.4% |
Circle, AK | 42 | 136 | 35.7% |
Manley Hot Springs, AK | 42 | 108 | 8.4% |
South Naknek, AK | 42 | 105 | 4.9% |
Corinth, AR | 42 | 80 | 19.6% |
Stratford, SD | 42 | 73 | 26.6% |