Cost Of Living in Monticello, 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	Monticello	Iowa	National
Cost of living	88	90	100
Goods & Services	97	96	100
Groceries	97	97	100
Health care	101	99	100
Housing	64	73	100
Transportation	100	98	100
Utilities	103	96	100

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The cost of living in Monticello is 1% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Monticello is 12% lower than the national average
Monticello housing is 36% 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	$64,079	$5,340	$1,495	$1,923
Renters	$32,457	$2,705	$757	$974

The affordability of the housing market in Monticello, IA as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Monticello homeowners, the median income is $64,079. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,495 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $32,457. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $757 for their rent related monthly costs.

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	Monticello	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%

Groceries

Item	Monticello	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%

Health Care

Item	Monticello	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%

Housing

Item	Monticello	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$118,600.00	$184,700.00	35.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,718.48	$2,346.69	26.8%
Apartment Rent	$612.00	$949.00	35.5%

Transportation

Item	Monticello	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.35	$3.46	3.1%
Tire Balancing	$64.40	$59.92	7.5%

Utilities

Item	Monticello	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$205.48	$193.99	5.9%
Phone	$187.56	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Stone City, IA	60	99	1.4%
Hopkinton, IA	568	82	18.5%
Onslow, IA	304	83	16.9%
Wyoming, IA	452	83	16.9%
Center Junction, IA	102	84	15.8%
Monticello, IA	3,843	88	11.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Benson, NC	3,843	89	11.2%
Fairview CDP, NJ	3,842	138	37.5%
Shrewsbury, PA	3,842	110	9.6%
Scott AFB, IL	3,845	112	12.0%
Rochester, WI	3,845	112	11.6%
Monticello, IA	3,843	88	11.7%

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 Monticello, IA