Cost Of Living in Waukau, WI

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	Waukau	Wisconsin	National
Cost of living	94	96	100
Goods & Services	96	97	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	114	112	100
Housing	80	88	100
Transportation	100	98	100
Utilities	105	102	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Waukau is 2% lower than the Wisconsin average
The cost of living in Waukau is 6% lower than the national average
Waukau housing is 20% lower than the national average
Wisconsin general sales tax is 2% lower than the national average
Wisconsin state income tax is 36% higher 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	$60,104	$5,009	$1,402	$1,803
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Wisconsin Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wisconsin	5%	6.75%

Wisconsin Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wisconsin	3.54%	7.65%

Goods & Services

Item	Waukau	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.50	$24.26	7.3%
Beauty Salon	$28.50	$45.56	37.4%
Toothpaste	$3.72	$3.70	0.5%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.6%
Movie	$8.75	$12.13	27.9%
Bowling	$12.11	$18.00	32.7%

Groceries

Item	Waukau	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.64	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	9.1%
Milk	$4.72	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$4.45	$4.93	9.8%
Pizza	$10.22	$12.09	15.4%
Beer	$8.71	$10.41	16.3%

Health Care

Item	Waukau	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.64	$125.68	3.2%
Doctor	$216.44	$135.78	59.4%
Dentist	$102.10	$113.29	9.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.42	$10.65	2.2%
Lipitor	$499.62	$468.60	6.6%

Housing

Item	Waukau	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$147,400.00	$184,700.00	20.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,582.08	$2,346.69	32.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Waukau	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.26	$3.46	5.9%
Tire Balancing	$69.15	$59.92	15.4%

Utilities

Item	Waukau	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$212.47	$193.99	9.5%
Phone	$185.94	$192.25	3.3%

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.
Tustin, WI	103	85	14.6%
Poy Sippi, WI	403	86	13.8%
Van Dyne, WI	236	89	11.1%
Berlin, WI	5,410	89	10.8%
Ripon, WI	7,802	90	9.5%
Waukau, WI	235	94	6.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pajaro Dunes, CA	235	252	152.1%
Yellow Pine, ID	235	103	3.2%
Easton, IL	235	81	19.5%
Penfield, IL	235	85	15.1%
Fairview, KY	235	105	4.8%
Waukau, WI	235	94	6.4%

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 Waukau, WI