Index | West Bend | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 88 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 100 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 100 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 61 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 104 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $56,500 | $4,708 | $1,318 | $1,695 |
Renters | $30,577 | $2,548 | $713 | $917 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | West Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $32.91 | $24.26 | 35.6% |
Beauty Salon | $35.27 | $45.56 | 22.6% |
Toothpaste | $3.74 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.28 | 3.0% |
Movie | $10.32 | $12.13 | 15.0% |
Bowling | $10.28 | $18.00 | 42.9% |
Item | West Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.27 | $5.84 | 9.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.57 | 9.8% |
Milk | $4.56 | $4.67 | 2.4% |
Potatoes | $5.01 | $4.93 | 1.6% |
Pizza | $11.94 | $12.09 | 1.3% |
Beer | $9.82 | $10.41 | 5.7% |
Item | West Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $87.93 | $125.68 | 30.0% |
Doctor | $153.18 | $135.78 | 12.8% |
Dentist | $105.03 | $113.29 | 7.3% |
Ibuprofen | $10.25 | $10.65 | 3.8% |
Lipitor | $501.86 | $468.60 | 7.1% |
Item | West Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $115,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 37.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,232.06 | $2,346.69 | 4.9% |
Apartment Rent | $546.00 | $949.00 | 42.5% |
Item | West Bend | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.39 | $3.46 | 2.1% |
Tire Balancing | $54.83 | $59.92 | 8.5% |
Item | West Bend | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $209.45 | $193.99 | 8.0% |
Phone | $187.72 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Irvington, IA | 41 | 99 | 1.0% |
St. Joseph, IA | 122 | 99 | 1.0% |
Ottosen, IA | 16 | 99 | 1.0% |
Bradgate, IA | 133 | 75 | 24.8% |
Havelock, IA | 132 | 77 | 23.4% |
West Bend, IA | 651 | 88 | 12.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rollingstone, MN | 651 | 97 | 2.8% |
Sligo, PA | 651 | 86 | 13.7% |
Retreat, TX | 651 | 97 | 3.1% |
Sunset, TX | 651 | 111 | 11.0% |
Poplar, WI | 651 | 100 | 0.5% |
West Bend, IA | 651 | 88 | 12.4% |