Cost Of Living in Peculiar, 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	Peculiar	Missouri	National
Cost of living	92	88	100
Goods & Services	92	92	100
Groceries	97	95	100
Health care	84	90	100
Housing	86	78	100
Transportation	89	91	100
Utilities	109	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Peculiar is 4% higher than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Peculiar is 8% lower than the national average
Peculiar housing is 14% 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	$85,827	$7,152	$2,002	$2,575
Renters	$42,409	$3,534	$989	$1,272

To approximate the cost of living and the housing affordability in Peculiar, MO, we can look at the percentage of income that is available to be spent on monthly housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). To stay on the safe side, a consumer should not spend more than 28% of his or her gross income on housing-related expenses and costs and not more than 36% of income on all expenses and debts. Homeowners in Peculiar have a median income of $85,827. Therefore, the amount that a consumer should spend on housing costs should be no more than $2,002 per month to avoid calamity and poverty. The renters in the city have an income of about $42,409, which would make their monthly maximum allowable rental costs $989.

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	Peculiar	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.30	$24.26	16.3%
Beauty Salon	$33.43	$45.56	26.6%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.2%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.9%
Movie	$12.03	$12.13	0.9%
Bowling	$15.57	$18.00	13.5%

Groceries

Item	Peculiar	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.31	$5.84	8.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.0%
Milk	$4.62	$4.67	1.0%
Potatoes	$5.24	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$11.48	$12.09	5.0%
Beer	$9.39	$10.41	9.8%

Health Care

Item	Peculiar	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$96.50	$125.68	23.2%
Doctor	$90.20	$135.78	33.6%
Dentist	$100.33	$113.29	11.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.67	$10.65	0.2%
Lipitor	$474.53	$468.60	1.3%

Housing

Item	Peculiar	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$147,800.00	$184,700.00	20.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,152.92	$2,346.69	8.3%
Apartment Rent	$946.00	$949.00	0.3%

Transportation

Item	Peculiar	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.17	$3.46	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$49.17	$59.92	17.9%

Utilities

Item	Peculiar	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$217.10	$193.99	11.9%
Phone	$199.94	$192.25	4.0%

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.
Lake Annette, MO	99	76	23.5%
Baldwin Park, MO	90	80	20.0%
Bucyrus, KS	269	82	18.4%
West Line, MO	122	82	17.6%
East Lynne, MO	184	83	17.1%
Peculiar, MO	5,305	92	8.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Boulder Creek, CA	5,305	165	65.0%
Lehighton, PA	5,305	94	5.7%
Iowa Colony, TX	5,305	105	5.4%
Country Knolls, NY	5,306	121	20.6%
Shillington, PA	5,306	99	1.0%
Peculiar, MO	5,305	92	8.3%

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 Peculiar, MO