Cost Of Living in Mediapolis, 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	Mediapolis	Iowa	National
Cost of living	92	90	100
Goods & Services	96	96	100
Groceries	95	97	100
Health care	104	99	100
Housing	76	73	100
Transportation	100	98	100
Utilities	113	96	100

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The cost of living in Mediapolis is 3% higher than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Mediapolis is 8% lower than the national average
Mediapolis housing is 24% 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	$70,750	$5,896	$1,651	$2,123
Renters	$33,594	$2,800	$784	$1,008

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	Mediapolis	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.13	$24.26	25.3%
Beauty Salon	$28.00	$45.56	38.5%
Toothpaste	$3.84	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.30	$1.28	1.3%
Movie	$9.83	$12.13	19.0%
Bowling	$11.95	$18.00	33.6%

Groceries

Item	Mediapolis	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.55	$5.84	5.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.72	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$4.74	$4.93	4.0%
Pizza	$12.79	$12.09	5.8%
Beer	$9.83	$10.41	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Mediapolis	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$120.50	$125.68	4.1%
Doctor	$171.88	$135.78	26.6%
Dentist	$97.53	$113.29	13.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.43	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$506.88	$468.60	8.2%

Housing

Item	Mediapolis	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$137,800.00	$184,700.00	25.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,420.60	$2,346.69	39.5%
Apartment Rent	$760.00	$949.00	19.9%

Transportation

Item	Mediapolis	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.37	$3.46	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.78	$59.92	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Mediapolis	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$229.59	$193.99	18.3%
Phone	$200.45	$192.25	4.3%

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.
Beaverdale, IA	886	99	0.9%
Gladstone, IL	145	79	21.2%
Keithsburg, IL	524	80	20.3%
Mount Union, IA	135	81	18.6%
New Boston, IL	515	83	16.7%
Mediapolis, IA	2,118	92	7.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mechanic Falls, ME	2,118	99	1.1%
Hart, MI	2,118	88	12.3%
Watsontown, PA	2,117	93	7.1%
Stonewood, WV	2,117	87	12.9%
Creola, AL	2,119	90	10.3%
Mediapolis, IA	2,118	92	7.8%

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 Mediapolis, IA