Cost Of Living in Milton, 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	Milton	Iowa	National
Cost of living	80	90	100
Goods & Services	96	96	100
Groceries	95	97	100
Health care	104	99	100
Housing	34	73	100
Transportation	100	98	100
Utilities	113	96	100

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The cost of living in Milton is 11% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Milton is 20% lower than the national average
Milton housing is 66% 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	$46,250	$3,854	$1,079	$1,388
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Milton	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	Milton	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	Milton	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	Milton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$43,200.00	$184,700.00	76.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,420.60	$2,346.69	39.5%
Apartment Rent	$563.00	$949.00	40.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Milton	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.
Mount Sterling, IA	26	99	0.9%
Leando, IA	21	99	0.9%
Arbela, MO	21	99	0.9%
Granger, MO	16	73	26.7%
Downing, MO	393	77	23.3%
Milton, IA	470	80	20.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Davis, IL	470	86	13.8%
Edgewood, IL	470	74	25.9%
Norwood, IL	470	85	15.1%
Roberts, IL	470	82	18.3%
Sharpsburg, KY	470	81	18.8%
Milton, IA	470	80	20.4%

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 Milton, IA