Cost Of Living in Iola, 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	Iola	Kansas	National
Cost of living	79	89	100
Goods & Services	86	92	100
Groceries	95	97	100
Health care	86	97	100
Housing	53	76	100
Transportation	88	90	100
Utilities	105	107	100

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The cost of living in Iola is 11% lower than the Kansas average
The cost of living in Iola is 21% lower than the national average
Iola housing is 47% 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	$51,148	$4,262	$1,193	$1,535
Renters	$28,451	$2,371	$664	$854

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Iola 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. Iola has a median income of about $51,148 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,193 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $28,451. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $664 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Iola	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.67	$24.26	35.4%
Beauty Salon	$37.00	$45.56	18.8%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.9%
Movie	$6.46	$12.13	46.8%
Bowling	$10.00	$18.00	44.4%

Groceries

Item	Iola	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.33	$5.84	8.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.7%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$4.87	$4.93	1.3%
Pizza	$12.40	$12.09	2.6%
Beer	$9.69	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Iola	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$83.00	$125.68	34.0%
Doctor	$105.00	$135.78	22.7%
Dentist	$90.33	$113.29	20.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.08	$10.65	5.4%
Lipitor	$537.67	$468.60	14.7%

Housing

Item	Iola	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$75,900.00	$184,700.00	58.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,862.63	$2,346.69	20.6%
Apartment Rent	$756.00	$949.00	20.3%

Transportation

Item	Iola	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.12	$3.46	9.9%
Tire Balancing	$50.34	$59.92	16.0%

Utilities

Item	Iola	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$202.28	$193.99	4.3%
Phone	$201.39	$192.25	4.8%

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.
Mildred, KS	23	91	9.3%
Elsmore, KS	62	66	33.9%
Savonburg, KS	77	68	32.5%
Neosho Falls, KS	113	72	28.0%
Colony, KS	456	74	25.8%
Iola, KS	5,322	79	20.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Jeanerette, LA	5,321	86	14.2%
Montgomery, GA	5,323	116	16.0%
Red Oak, IA	5,323	83	17.5%
Churchville, PA	5,323	144	43.7%
Hawkinsville, GA	5,320	88	12.0%
Iola, KS	5,322	79	20.7%

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 Iola, KS