Index | Vail | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 80 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 88 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 43 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 96 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $48,992 | $4,083 | $1,143 | $1,470 |
Renters | $23,125 | $1,927 | $540 | $694 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Vail | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.69 | $24.26 | 2.4% |
Beauty Salon | $32.50 | $45.56 | 28.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.71 | $3.70 | 0.3% |
Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.7% |
Movie | $12.12 | $12.13 | 0.1% |
Bowling | $18.36 | $18.00 | 2.0% |
Item | Vail | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.11 | $5.84 | 4.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 11.2% |
Milk | $4.67 | $4.67 | 0.1% |
Potatoes | $4.50 | $4.93 | 8.9% |
Pizza | $11.19 | $12.09 | 7.4% |
Beer | $9.76 | $10.41 | 6.3% |
Item | Vail | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $123.10 | $125.68 | 2.1% |
Doctor | $135.27 | $135.78 | 0.4% |
Dentist | $90.11 | $113.29 | 20.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.62 | $10.65 | 0.3% |
Lipitor | $357.80 | $468.60 | 23.6% |
Item | Vail | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $64,000.00 | $184,700.00 | 65.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,869.86 | $2,346.69 | 20.3% |
Apartment Rent | $583.00 | $949.00 | 38.6% |
Item | Vail | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.22 | $3.46 | 7.1% |
Tire Balancing | $68.12 | $59.92 | 13.7% |
Item | Vail | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $174.82 | $193.99 | 9.9% |
Phone | $200.78 | $192.25 | 4.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Aspinwall, IA | 21 | 97 | 3.4% |
Arion, IA | 106 | 73 | 26.7% |
Buck Grove, IA | 35 | 76 | 24.3% |
Kiron, IA | 321 | 81 | 19.5% |
Deloit, IA | 305 | 81 | 19.0% |
Vail, IA | 593 | 80 | 19.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Napakiak, AK | 593 | 101 | 1.4% |
Williamson, GA | 593 | 94 | 5.8% |
Hillman, MI | 593 | 85 | 15.2% |
Havre North, MT | 593 | 80 | 20.4% |
Canal Lewisville, OH | 593 | 86 | 14.3% |
Vail, IA | 593 | 80 | 19.6% |