Cost Of Living in Lawson, 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	Lawson	Missouri	National
Cost of living	87	88	100
Goods & Services	92	92	100
Groceries	97	95	100
Health care	84	90	100
Housing	70	78	100
Transportation	89	91	100
Utilities	109	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Lawson is 2% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Lawson is 13% lower than the national average
Lawson housing is 30% 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	$72,568	$6,047	$1,693	$2,177
Renters	$50,625	$4,219	$1,181	$1,519

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	Lawson	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%

Groceries

Item	Lawson	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%

Health Care

Item	Lawson	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%

Housing

Item	Lawson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$121,000.00	$184,700.00	34.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,152.92	$2,346.69	8.3%
Apartment Rent	$748.00	$949.00	21.2%

Transportation

Item	Lawson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.17	$3.46	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$49.17	$59.92	17.9%

Utilities

Item	Lawson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$217.10	$193.99	11.9%
Phone	$199.94	$192.25	4.0%

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.
Rayville, MO	229	74	26.2%
Excelsior Estates, MO	304	77	23.0%
Kingston, MO	261	79	21.2%
Polo, MO	487	80	19.8%
Mosby, MO	109	81	19.3%
Lawson, MO	2,423	87	13.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North Brookfield, MA	2,423	108	7.8%
Feasterville, PA	2,423	117	17.0%
Bouctouche, NB	2,423	n/a
Port McNeill, BC	2,424	n/a
Kalaeloa, HI	2,421	170	69.8%
Lawson, MO	2,423	87	13.2%

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 Lawson, MO