Index | Grant | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 73 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 88 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 19 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 99 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 96 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $37,188 | $3,099 | $868 | $1,116 |
Renters | $28,750 | $2,396 | $671 | $863 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Grant | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.69 | $24.26 | 2.4% |
Beauty Salon | $32.50 | $45.56 | 28.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.71 | $3.70 | 0.3% |
Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.7% |
Movie | $12.12 | $12.13 | 0.1% |
Bowling | $18.36 | $18.00 | 2.0% |
Item | Grant | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.11 | $5.84 | 4.6% |
Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 11.2% |
Milk | $4.67 | $4.67 | 0.1% |
Potatoes | $4.50 | $4.93 | 8.9% |
Pizza | $11.19 | $12.09 | 7.4% |
Beer | $9.76 | $10.41 | 6.3% |
Item | Grant | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $123.10 | $125.68 | 2.1% |
Doctor | $135.27 | $135.78 | 0.4% |
Dentist | $90.11 | $113.29 | 20.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.62 | $10.65 | 0.3% |
Lipitor | $357.80 | $468.60 | 23.6% |
Item | Grant | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $35,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 80.6% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,869.86 | $2,346.69 | 20.3% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Grant | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.22 | $3.46 | 7.1% |
Tire Balancing | $68.12 | $59.92 | 13.7% |
Item | Grant | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $174.82 | $193.99 | 9.9% |
Phone | $200.78 | $192.25 | 4.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Lewis, IA | 513 | 77 | 23.3% |
Nodaway, IA | 55 | 78 | 22.4% |
Carbon, IA | 52 | 79 | 21.0% |
Cumberland, IA | 252 | 80 | 19.9% |
Elliott, IA | 539 | 81 | 18.8% |
Grant, IA | 61 | 73 | 26.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Klukwan, AK | 61 | 109 | 9.3% |
Jennette, AR | 61 | 73 | 27.2% |
Yucca, AZ | 61 | 101 | 1.1% |
Mount Hebron, CA | 61 | 103 | 3.3% |
Rodriguez Camp, CA | 61 | 115 | 15.0% |
Grant, IA | 61 | 73 | 26.6% |