Cost Of Living in Mercer, 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	Mercer	Missouri	National
Cost of living	77	88	100
Goods & Services	95	92	100
Groceries	99	95	100
Health care	94	90	100
Housing	38	78	100
Transportation	91	91	100
Utilities	87	99	100

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The cost of living in Mercer is 13% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Mercer is 23% lower than the national average
Mercer housing is 62% 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	$51,053	$4,254	$1,191	$1,532
Renters	$21,750	$1,813	$507	$653

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	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.63	$24.26	15.0%
Beauty Salon	$41.00	$45.56	10.0%
Toothpaste	$3.69	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.6%
Movie	$11.17	$12.13	7.9%
Bowling	$20.87	$18.00	15.9%

Groceries

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.36	$5.84	8.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.6%
Milk	$4.82	$4.67	3.2%
Potatoes	$4.81	$4.93	2.6%
Pizza	$11.84	$12.09	2.0%
Beer	$9.82	$10.41	5.7%

Health Care

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.17	$125.68	0.4%
Doctor	$129.05	$135.78	5.0%
Dentist	$96.60	$113.29	14.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.88	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$495.45	$468.60	5.7%

Housing

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$71,300.00	$184,700.00	61.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,877.36	$2,346.69	20.0%
Apartment Rent	$332.00	$949.00	65.0%

Transportation

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.19	$3.46	7.8%
Tire Balancing	$52.49	$59.92	12.4%

Utilities

Item	Mercer	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.71	$193.99	20.3%
Phone	$186.87	$192.25	2.8%

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.
Pleasanton, IA	51	94	6.1%
South Lineville, MO	3	94	6.1%
Lucerne, MO	42	94	6.1%
Powersville, MO	60	94	6.1%
Cainsville, MO	203	72	27.7%
Mercer, MO	323	77	23.0%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Manalapan, FL	323	397	297.1%
Barnum, IA	323	86	14.1%
Medora, IL	323	82	18.1%
Stinesville, IN	323	83	17.2%
Montpelier, LA	323	82	18.4%
Mercer, MO	323	77	23.0%

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 Mercer, MO