Index | Elwood | Kansas | National |
Cost of living | 80 | 89 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 92 | 92 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 84 | 97 | 100 |
Housing | 48 | 76 | 100 |
Transportation | 89 | 90 | 100 |
Utilities | 109 | 107 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $45,556 | $3,796 | $1,063 | $1,367 |
Renters | $25,391 | $2,116 | $592 | $762 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Kansas | 6.5% | 11.5% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Kansas | 3.1% | 4.7% |
Item | Elwood | 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% |
Item | Elwood | 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% |
Item | Elwood | 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% |
Item | Elwood | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $73,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 60.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,152.92 | $2,346.69 | 8.3% |
Apartment Rent | $650.00 | $949.00 | 31.5% |
Item | Elwood | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.17 | $3.46 | 8.3% |
Tire Balancing | $49.17 | $59.92 | 17.9% |
Item | Elwood | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $217.10 | $193.99 | 11.9% |
Phone | $199.94 | $192.25 | 4.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Rushville, MO | 290 | 77 | 22.9% |
Easton, MO | 302 | 80 | 19.8% |
Amazonia, MO | 310 | 80 | 19.8% |
Cosby, MO | 200 | 82 | 18.4% |
De Kalb, MO | 440 | 83 | 17.4% |
Elwood, KS | 955 | 80 | 19.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Nunapitchuk, AK | 955 | 95 | 5.1% |
Beale AFB, CA | 955 | 146 | 46.2% |
Welaka, FL | 955 | 97 | 2.7% |
Underwood, IA | 955 | 93 | 7.2% |
Raymond, IL | 955 | 82 | 18.1% |
Elwood, KS | 955 | 80 | 19.6% |