Index | Ledyard | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 77 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 100 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 95 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 100 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 24 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 104 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $30,625 | $2,552 | $715 | $919 |
Renters | $68,125 | $5,677 | $1,589 | $2,044 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Ledyard | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $32.91 | $24.26 | 35.6% |
Beauty Salon | $35.27 | $45.56 | 22.6% |
Toothpaste | $3.74 | $3.70 | 1.1% |
Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.28 | 3.0% |
Movie | $10.32 | $12.13 | 15.0% |
Bowling | $10.28 | $18.00 | 42.9% |
Item | Ledyard | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.27 | $5.84 | 9.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.42 | $1.57 | 9.8% |
Milk | $4.56 | $4.67 | 2.4% |
Potatoes | $5.01 | $4.93 | 1.6% |
Pizza | $11.94 | $12.09 | 1.3% |
Beer | $9.82 | $10.41 | 5.7% |
Item | Ledyard | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $87.93 | $125.68 | 30.0% |
Doctor | $153.18 | $135.78 | 12.8% |
Dentist | $105.03 | $113.29 | 7.3% |
Ibuprofen | $10.25 | $10.65 | 3.8% |
Lipitor | $501.86 | $468.60 | 7.1% |
Item | Ledyard | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $29,400.00 | $184,700.00 | 84.1% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,232.06 | $2,346.69 | 4.9% |
Apartment Rent | $408.00 | $949.00 | 57.0% |
Item | Ledyard | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.39 | $3.46 | 2.1% |
Tire Balancing | $54.83 | $59.92 | 8.5% |
Item | Ledyard | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $209.45 | $193.99 | 8.0% |
Phone | $187.72 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Woden, IA | 177 | 77 | 23.3% |
Lakota, IA | 400 | 78 | 22.3% |
Fenton, IA | 232 | 79 | 21.2% |
Swea City, IA | 639 | 78 | 22.0% |
Rake, IA | 153 | 79 | 20.6% |
Ledyard, IA | 83 | 77 | 23.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Gulkana, AK | 83 | 118 | 18.0% |
Pilot Point, AK | 83 | 101 | 1.2% |
Higden, AR | 83 | 94 | 5.8% |
Patmos, AR | 83 | 80 | 19.9% |
Rossie, IA | 83 | 92 | 8.3% |
Ledyard, IA | 83 | 77 | 23.5% |