Cost Of Living in Bennet, NE

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	Bennet	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	100	89	100
Goods & Services	103	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	109	98	100
Housing	101	76	100
Transportation	105	100	100
Utilities	81	86	100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Bennet is 12% higher than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Bennet is equal to the national average
Bennet housing is 1% higher than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is 5% lower 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	$89,583	$7,465	$2,090	$2,688
Renters	$57,500	$4,792	$1,342	$1,725

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.64%

Goods & Services

Item	Bennet	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%

Groceries

Item	Bennet	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%

Health Care

Item	Bennet	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%

Housing

Item	Bennet	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$180,400.00	$184,700.00	2.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,893.52	$2,346.69	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,042.00	$949.00	9.8%

Transportation

Item	Bennet	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$73.74	$59.92	23.1%

Utilities

Item	Bennet	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.83	$193.99	33.6%
Phone	$201.86	$192.25	5.0%

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.
Burr, NE	28	99	0.8%
Walton, NE	407	99	0.8%
Douglas, NE	267	86	13.8%
Unadilla, NE	374	89	10.8%
Alvo, NE	124	91	9.0%
Bennet, NE	1,088	100	0.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gilbert, IA	1,088	103	2.6%
Colfax, IL	1,088	90	9.6%
Edinburg, IL	1,088	84	16.2%
North Webster, IN	1,088	92	8.2%
St. Paul, IN	1,088	85	14.9%
Bennet, NE	1,088	100	0.2%

Cost of Living in Bennet, NE