Cost Of Living in Thayer, 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	Thayer	Missouri	National
Cost of living	79	88	100
Goods & Services	95	92	100
Groceries	95	95	100
Health care	77	90	100
Housing	50	78	100
Transportation	88	91	100
Utilities	89	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Thayer is 10% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Thayer is 21% lower than the national average
Thayer housing is 50% 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	$46,667	$3,889	$1,089	$1,400
Renters	$21,303	$1,775	$497	$639

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	Thayer	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.59	$24.26	6.9%
Beauty Salon	$43.68	$45.56	4.1%
Toothpaste	$3.59	$3.70	3.0%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.28	17.4%
Movie	$13.11	$12.13	8.1%
Bowling	$14.38	$18.00	20.1%

Groceries

Item	Thayer	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.34	$5.84	8.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.4%
Milk	$4.52	$4.67	3.3%
Potatoes	$5.34	$4.93	8.3%
Pizza	$11.64	$12.09	3.7%
Beer	$10.04	$10.41	3.6%

Health Care

Item	Thayer	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.05	$125.68	10.1%
Doctor	$121.20	$135.78	10.7%
Dentist	$93.91	$113.29	17.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.17	$10.65	4.5%
Lipitor	$454.83	$468.60	2.9%

Housing

Item	Thayer	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$86,000.00	$184,700.00	53.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,005.46	$2,346.69	14.5%
Apartment Rent	$548.00	$949.00	42.3%

Transportation

Item	Thayer	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.12	$3.46	9.9%
Tire Balancing	$51.88	$59.92	13.4%

Utilities

Item	Thayer	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$163.75	$193.99	15.6%
Phone	$204.07	$192.25	6.1%

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.
Hardy, AR	765	75	25.5%
Koshkonong, MO	153	76	24.5%
Mammoth Spring, AR	1,117	78	22.0%
Brandsville, MO	191	78	22.0%
Alton, MO	638	80	20.1%
Thayer, MO	2,578	79	20.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Independence, LA	2,578	83	17.1%
Jefferson, MD	2,577	127	26.8%
Maine, WI	2,577	94	6.3%
Hébertville, QC	2,577	n/a
Loogootee, IN	2,579	86	14.4%
Thayer, MO	2,578	79	20.6%

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 Thayer, MO