Cost Of Living in Chetopa, KS

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	Chetopa	Kansas	National
Cost of living	76	89	100
Goods & Services	91	92	100
Groceries	93	97	100
Health care	89	97	100
Housing	33	76	100
Transportation	93	90	100
Utilities	109	107	100

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The cost of living in Chetopa is 15% lower than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Chetopa is 24% lower than the national average
Chetopa housing is 67% lower than the national average
Kansas general sales tax is 27% higher than the national average
Kansas state income tax is 19% 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	$36,354	$3,030	$848	$1,091
Renters	$16,048	$1,337	$374	$481

Kansas Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kansas	6.5%	11.5%

Kansas Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kansas	3.1%	4.7%

Goods & Services

Item	Chetopa	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.83	$24.26	10.0%
Beauty Salon	$40.00	$45.56	12.2%
Toothpaste	$3.77	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.28	18.5%
Movie	$13.01	$12.13	7.3%
Bowling	$10.00	$18.00	44.4%

Groceries

Item	Chetopa	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.78	$5.84	1.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.5%
Milk	$4.48	$4.67	4.1%
Potatoes	$4.78	$4.93	3.1%
Pizza	$10.46	$12.09	13.4%
Beer	$9.40	$10.41	9.7%

Health Care

Item	Chetopa	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$98.94	$125.68	21.3%
Doctor	$140.26	$135.78	3.3%
Dentist	$93.33	$113.29	17.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.07	$10.65	5.5%
Lipitor	$369.04	$468.60	21.2%

Housing

Item	Chetopa	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$47,000.00	$184,700.00	74.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,474.08	$2,346.69	37.2%
Apartment Rent	$474.00	$949.00	50.1%

Transportation

Item	Chetopa	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.11	$3.46	10.1%
Tire Balancing	$59.12	$59.92	1.3%

Utilities

Item	Chetopa	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$218.93	$193.99	12.9%
Phone	$196.63	$192.25	2.3%

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.
Labette, KS	63	65	34.9%
Bartlett, KS	71	71	29.4%
Columbus, KS	3,062	75	25.3%
Oswego, KS	1,683	76	24.1%
Commerce, OK	2,384	78	21.7%
Chetopa, KS	1,158	76	24.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Carrollton, AL	1,158	83	17.0%
Big River, CA	1,158	87	12.7%
Kenwood Estates, FL	1,158	109	9.2%
Tunnel Hill, GA	1,158	89	11.2%
Timberlane, IL	1,158	113	12.9%
Chetopa, KS	1,158	76	24.5%

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 Chetopa, KS