Index | Valparaiso | Nebraska | National |
Cost of living | 92 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 103 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Health care | 109 | 98 | 100 |
Housing | 74 | 76 | 100 |
Transportation | 105 | 100 | 100 |
Utilities | 81 | 86 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $56,250 | $4,688 | $1,312 | $1,688 |
Renters | $29,107 | $2,426 | $679 | $873 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Nebraska | 5.5% | 7.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Nebraska | 2.46% | 6.64% |
Item | Valparaiso | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $31.00 | $24.26 | 27.8% |
Beauty Salon | $45.12 | $45.56 | 1.0% |
Toothpaste | $3.71 | $3.70 | 0.1% |
Shampoo | $1.35 | $1.28 | 5.4% |
Movie | $12.09 | $12.13 | 0.4% |
Bowling | $17.47 | $18.00 | 3.0% |
Item | Valparaiso | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.17 | $5.84 | 5.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.37 | $1.57 | 12.7% |
Milk | $4.68 | $4.67 | 0.2% |
Potatoes | $4.50 | $4.93 | 8.7% |
Pizza | $11.23 | $12.09 | 7.1% |
Beer | $9.42 | $10.41 | 9.5% |
Item | Valparaiso | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $114.63 | $125.68 | 8.8% |
Doctor | $168.72 | $135.78 | 24.3% |
Dentist | $118.87 | $113.29 | 4.9% |
Ibuprofen | $10.68 | $10.65 | 0.3% |
Lipitor | $483.84 | $468.60 | 3.3% |
Item | Valparaiso | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $128,100.00 | $184,700.00 | 30.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,893.52 | $2,346.69 | 19.3% |
Apartment Rent | $807.00 | $949.00 | 15.0% |
Item | Valparaiso | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.39 | $3.46 | 2.0% |
Tire Balancing | $73.74 | $59.92 | 23.1% |
Item | Valparaiso | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $128.83 | $193.99 | 33.6% |
Phone | $201.86 | $192.25 | 5.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bruno, NE | 92 | 83 | 17.3% |
Bee, NE | 210 | 84 | 16.3% |
Malmo, NE | 163 | 85 | 15.3% |
Brainard, NE | 421 | 86 | 13.8% |
Dwight, NE | 220 | 87 | 12.8% |
Valparaiso, NE | 554 | 92 | 8.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Low Mountain, AZ | 554 | 95 | 5.4% |
Pineview, GA | 554 | 77 | 23.0% |
Beacon, IA | 554 | 81 | 19.3% |
Ridgeville, IN | 554 | 80 | 20.3% |
Parker, KS | 554 | 82 | 18.5% |
Valparaiso, NE | 554 | 92 | 8.4% |