Index | Montezuma | Iowa | National |
Cost of living | 89 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 97 | 96 | 100 |
Groceries | 97 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 101 | 99 | 100 |
Housing | 66 | 73 | 100 |
Transportation | 100 | 98 | 100 |
Utilities | 103 | 96 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $89,375 | $7,448 | $2,085 | $2,682 |
Renters | $14,423 | $1,202 | $337 | $433 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Iowa | 6% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Iowa | 4.4% | 6% |
Item | Montezuma | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $25.80 | $24.26 | 6.3% |
Beauty Salon | $35.19 | $45.56 | 22.8% |
Toothpaste | $3.83 | $3.70 | 3.5% |
Shampoo | $1.35 | $1.28 | 5.2% |
Movie | $11.73 | $12.13 | 3.3% |
Bowling | $17.11 | $18.00 | 4.9% |
Item | Montezuma | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.61 | $5.84 | 3.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.37 | $1.57 | 13.1% |
Milk | $4.85 | $4.67 | 3.7% |
Potatoes | $4.81 | $4.93 | 2.5% |
Pizza | $11.32 | $12.09 | 6.3% |
Beer | $9.97 | $10.41 | 4.2% |
Item | Montezuma | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $115.67 | $125.68 | 8.0% |
Doctor | $158.97 | $135.78 | 17.1% |
Dentist | $105.87 | $113.29 | 6.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.57 | $10.65 | 0.7% |
Lipitor | $439.90 | $468.60 | 6.1% |
Item | Montezuma | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $114,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 38.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,718.48 | $2,346.69 | 26.8% |
Apartment Rent | $714.00 | $949.00 | 24.8% |
Item | Montezuma | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.35 | $3.46 | 3.1% |
Tire Balancing | $64.40 | $59.92 | 7.5% |
Item | Montezuma | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $205.48 | $193.99 | 5.9% |
Phone | $187.56 | $192.25 | 2.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Thornburg, IA | 55 | 75 | 25.5% |
What Cheer, IA | 715 | 80 | 20.1% |
Gibson, IA | 30 | 80 | 19.9% |
Deep River, IA | 280 | 80 | 19.9% |
Hartwick, IA | 131 | 82 | 18.1% |
Montezuma, IA | 1,490 | 89 | 11.2% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Bement, IL | 1,490 | 78 | 22.1% |
Saint-Malachie, QC | 1,490 | n/a | |
Pierson, FL | 1,491 | 92 | 7.8% |
Herscher, IL | 1,489 | 92 | 8.2% |
Ness City, KS | 1,489 | 84 | 15.9% |
Montezuma, IA | 1,490 | 89 | 11.2% |