Cost Of Living in Butler, MO

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	Butler	Missouri	National
Cost of living	82	88	100
Goods & Services	92	92	100
Groceries	97	95	100
Health care	84	90	100
Housing	53	78	100
Transportation	89	91	100
Utilities	109	99	100

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The cost of living in Butler is 7% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Butler is 18% lower than the national average
Butler housing is 47% lower than the national average
Missouri general sales tax is 17% lower than the national average
Missouri state income tax is 23% 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	$41,000	$3,417	$957	$1,230
Renters	$25,745	$2,145	$601	$772

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Butler is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Butler has a median income of about $41,000 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $957 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $25,745. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $601 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Missouri Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Missouri	4.225%	10.85%

Missouri Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Missouri	2%	4.95%

Goods & Services

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.30	$24.26	16.3%
Beauty Salon	$33.43	$45.56	26.6%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.2%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.9%
Movie	$12.03	$12.13	0.9%
Bowling	$15.57	$18.00	13.5%

Groceries

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.62	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$11.48	$12.09	5.0%
Beer	$9.39	$10.41	9.8%

Health Care

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$96.50	$125.68	23.2%
Doctor	$90.20	$135.78	33.6%
Dentist	$100.33	$113.29	11.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.67	$10.65	0.2%
Lipitor	$474.53	$468.60	1.3%

Housing

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$87,400.00	$184,700.00	52.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,152.92	$2,346.69	8.3%
Apartment Rent	$624.00	$949.00	34.2%

Transportation

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.17	$3.46	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$49.17	$59.92	17.9%

Utilities

Item	Butler	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$217.10	$193.99	11.9%
Phone	$199.94	$192.25	4.0%

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.
Merwin, MO	57	94	5.8%
Passaic, MO	42	94	5.8%
Rockville, MO	174	71	28.7%
Amoret, MO	153	72	28.0%
Foster, MO	74	74	25.7%
Butler, MO	4,125	82	18.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sharpsville, PA	4,125	87	12.6%
Justin, TX	4,125	118	18.0%
Madawaska Valley, ON	4,125	n/a
Randleman, NC	4,124	87	12.8%
Waverly, TN	4,124	85	15.1%
Butler, MO	4,125	82	18.2%

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 Butler, MO