Cost Of Living in Gerster, 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	Gerster	Missouri	National
Cost of living	64	88	100
Goods & Services	89	92	100
Groceries	94	95	100
Health care	95	90	100
Housing	5	78	100
Transportation	90	91	100
Utilities	80	99	100

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The cost of living in Gerster is 27% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Gerster is 36% lower than the national average
Gerster housing is 95% 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	$23,906	$1,992	$558	$717
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Gerster	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.90	$24.26	13.9%
Beauty Salon	$43.40	$45.56	4.7%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.2%
Shampoo	$1.43	$1.28	11.9%
Movie	$11.45	$12.13	5.7%
Bowling	$20.06	$18.00	11.5%

Groceries

Item	Gerster	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.93	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	12.7%
Milk	$4.65	$4.67	0.5%
Potatoes	$4.78	$4.93	3.1%
Pizza	$10.93	$12.09	9.6%
Beer	$9.53	$10.41	8.5%

Health Care

Item	Gerster	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.72	$125.68	30.2%
Doctor	$89.65	$135.78	34.0%
Dentist	$114.22	$113.29	0.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.47	$10.65	1.7%
Lipitor	$495.14	$468.60	5.7%

Housing

Item	Gerster	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$9,999.00	$184,700.00	94.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,859.59	$2,346.69	20.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Gerster	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.49	$3.46	0.8%
Tire Balancing	$45.32	$59.92	24.4%

Utilities

Item	Gerster	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.72	$193.99	0.1%
Phone	$200.43	$192.25	4.3%

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.
Flemington, MO	71	68	32.0%
Vista, MO	45	70	30.1%
Collins, MO	235	74	26.5%
Roscoe, MO	118	74	26.4%
Humansville, MO	1,391	74	25.6%
Gerster, MO	20	64	35.8%

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Gerster, MO	20	64	35.8%

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 Gerster, MO