Cost Of Living in Le Grand, IA

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	Le Grand	Iowa	National
Cost of living	81	90	100
Goods & Services	82	96	100
Groceries	95	97	100
Health care	102	99	100
Housing	66	73	100
Transportation	96	98	100
Utilities	85	96	100

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The cost of living in Le Grand is 9% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Le Grand is 19% lower than the national average
Le Grand housing is 34% lower than the national average
Iowa general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Iowa state income tax is 69% 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	$54,500	$4,542	$1,272	$1,635
Renters	$36,875	$3,073	$860	$1,106

Iowa Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Iowa	6%	7%

Iowa Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Iowa	4.4%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Le Grand	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.76	$24.26	18.6%
Beauty Salon	$29.46	$45.56	35.3%
Toothpaste	$3.80	$3.70	2.5%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$12.84	$12.13	5.8%
Bowling	$11.50	$18.00	36.1%

Groceries

Item	Le Grand	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.96	$5.84	2.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.1%
Milk	$4.80	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$4.85	$4.93	1.7%
Pizza	$10.99	$12.09	9.1%
Beer	$9.73	$10.41	6.5%

Health Care

Item	Le Grand	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$159.20	$125.68	26.7%
Doctor	$151.67	$135.78	11.7%
Dentist	$100.97	$113.29	10.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.30	$10.65	3.3%
Lipitor	$486.24	$468.60	3.8%

Housing

Item	Le Grand	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$121,000.00	$184,700.00	34.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,073.36	$2,346.69	11.6%
Apartment Rent	$649.00	$949.00	31.6%

Transportation

Item	Le Grand	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$53.77	$59.92	10.3%

Utilities

Item	Le Grand	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$147.73	$193.99	23.8%
Phone	$187.56	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Ferguson, IA	125	82	18.1%
Green Mountain, IA	182	74	26.1%
Gilman, IA	543	83	17.0%
Laurel, IA	194	83	16.6%
Garwin, IA	640	76	24.4%
Le Grand, IA	842	81	18.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Pittsburg, IL	842	88	11.9%
Augusta, MI	842	84	15.8%
Rosman, NC	842	87	12.9%
Quinton, OK	842	76	24.3%
Atlas, PA	842	84	16.4%
Le Grand, IA	842	81	18.8%

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 Le Grand, IA