Index | Zearing | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 89 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 101 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 110 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 65 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 97 | 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 | $63,092 | $5,258 | $1,472 | $1,893 |
Renters | $52,917 | $4,410 | $1,235 | $1,588 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Zearing | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $24.39 | $24.26 | 0.5% |
Beauty Salon | $40.50 | $45.56 | 11.1% |
Toothpaste | $3.81 | $3.70 | 2.8% |
Shampoo | $1.42 | $1.28 | 10.9% |
Movie | $8.29 | $12.13 | 31.7% |
Bowling | $20.00 | $18.00 | 11.1% |
Item | Zearing | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.53 | $5.84 | 11.8% |
Fried Chicken | $1.36 | $1.57 | 13.3% |
Milk | $4.72 | $4.67 | 1.1% |
Potatoes | $5.02 | $4.93 | 1.8% |
Pizza | $12.12 | $12.09 | 0.3% |
Beer | $9.65 | $10.41 | 7.3% |
Item | Zearing | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $159.11 | $125.68 | 26.6% |
Doctor | $176.92 | $135.78 | 30.3% |
Dentist | $107.00 | $113.29 | 5.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.54 | $10.65 | 1.1% |
Lipitor | $512.13 | $468.60 | 9.3% |
Item | Zearing | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $108,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 41.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,009.00 | $2,346.69 | 14.4% |
Apartment Rent | $763.00 | $949.00 | 19.6% |
Item | Zearing | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.38 | $3.46 | 2.3% |
Tire Balancing | $57.22 | $59.92 | 4.5% |
Item | Zearing | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $182.60 | $193.99 | 5.9% |
Phone | $187.02 | $192.25 | 2.7% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Whitten, IA | 137 | 68 | 31.8% |
Garden City, IA | 150 | 77 | 22.6% |
Clemons, IA | 152 | 80 | 19.8% |
New Providence, IA | 279 | 81 | 18.5% |
Union, IA | 412 | 82 | 18.2% |
Zearing, IA | 547 | 89 | 10.9% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Lake Petersburg, IL | 547 | 109 | 9.0% |
Winchester, KS | 547 | 80 | 19.7% |
Benzonia, MI | 547 | 90 | 9.6% |
Noxapater, MS | 547 | 80 | 19.9% |
Stanton, TN | 547 | 79 | 20.6% |
Zearing, IA | 547 | 89 | 10.9% |