Cost Of Living in Lyman, NE

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	Lyman	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	80	89	100
Goods & Services	101	96	100
Groceries	103	96	100
Health care	103	98	100
Housing	35	76	100
Transportation	97	100	100
Utilities	87	86	100

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The cost of living in Lyman is 11% lower than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Lyman is 20% lower than the national average
Lyman housing is 65% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is 5% 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	$30,417	$2,535	$710	$913
Renters	$47,069	$3,922	$1,098	$1,412

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.64%

Goods & Services

Item	Lyman	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.69	$24.26	18.3%
Beauty Salon	$33.98	$45.56	25.4%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$10.98	$12.13	9.5%
Bowling	$15.17	$18.00	15.7%

Groceries

Item	Lyman	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.98	$5.84	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.1%
Potatoes	$4.44	$4.93	10.0%
Pizza	$12.23	$12.09	1.2%
Beer	$10.49	$10.41	0.7%

Health Care

Item	Lyman	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.47	$125.68	52.3%
Doctor	$140.63	$135.78	3.6%
Dentist	$107.16	$113.29	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.59	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$485.12	$468.60	3.5%

Housing

Item	Lyman	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$40,700.00	$184,700.00	78.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,154.34	$2,346.69	8.2%
Apartment Rent	$632.00	$949.00	33.4%

Transportation

Item	Lyman	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.32	$3.46	4.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.30	$59.92	1.0%

Utilities

Item	Lyman	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.32	$193.99	20.5%
Phone	$187.74	$192.25	2.3%

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.
Hawk Springs, WY	18	99	1.3%
Huntley, WY	0	99	1.3%
Yoder, WY	166	85	14.5%
Henry, NE	89	86	14.3%
Morrill, NE	791	88	12.4%
Lyman, NE	400	80	20.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Edmondson, AR	400	83	16.6%
Terminous, CA	400	115	15.3%
Cloud Lake, FL	400	107	7.0%
Lakota, IA	400	78	22.3%
Arenzville, IL	400	86	13.6%
Lyman, NE	400	80	20.3%

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 Lyman, NE