Cost Of Living in New Sharon, 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	New Sharon	Iowa	National
Cost of living	83	90	100
Goods & Services	95	96	100
Groceries	99	97	100
Health care	94	99	100
Housing	57	73	100
Transportation	91	98	100
Utilities	87	96	100

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The cost of living in New Sharon is 7% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in New Sharon is 17% lower than the national average
New Sharon housing is 43% 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	$65,156	$5,430	$1,520	$1,955
Renters	$25,547	$2,129	$596	$766

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	New Sharon	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	New Sharon	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	New Sharon	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	New Sharon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$115,500.00	$184,700.00	37.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,877.36	$2,346.69	20.0%
Apartment Rent	$433.00	$949.00	54.4%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	New Sharon	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.
Gibson, IA	30	80	19.9%
Deep River, IA	280	80	19.9%
Harvey, IA	176	78	22.4%
Rose Hill, IA	241	81	19.0%
Barnes City, IA	147	83	17.1%
New Sharon, IA	1,187	83	17.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fanning Springs, FL	1,187	87	12.5%
Pickens, MS	1,187	77	22.7%
Glandorf, OH	1,187	103	2.5%
Fairland, OK	1,187	81	19.1%
Tower City, PA	1,187	89	10.7%
New Sharon, IA	1,187	83	17.1%

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 New Sharon, IA