Cost Of Living in Stratford, 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	Stratford	Iowa	National
Cost of living	85	90	100
Goods & Services	101	96	100
Groceries	98	97	100
Health care	110	99	100
Housing	52	73	100
Transportation	97	98	100
Utilities	96	96	100

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The cost of living in Stratford is 5% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Stratford is 15% lower than the national average
Stratford housing is 48% 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	$51,000	$4,250	$1,190	$1,530
Renters	$32,708	$2,726	$763	$981

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	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.39	$24.26	0.5%
Beauty Salon	$40.50	$45.56	11.1%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.8%
Shampoo	$1.42	$1.28	10.9%
Movie	$8.29	$12.13	31.7%
Bowling	$20.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.53	$5.84	11.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.36	$1.57	13.3%
Milk	$4.72	$4.67	1.1%
Potatoes	$5.02	$4.93	1.8%
Pizza	$12.12	$12.09	0.3%
Beer	$9.65	$10.41	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$159.11	$125.68	26.6%
Doctor	$176.92	$135.78	30.3%
Dentist	$107.00	$113.29	5.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.54	$10.65	1.1%
Lipitor	$512.13	$468.60	9.3%

Housing

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$77,200.00	$184,700.00	58.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,009.00	$2,346.69	14.4%
Apartment Rent	$731.00	$949.00	23.0%

Transportation

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.38	$3.46	2.3%
Tire Balancing	$57.22	$59.92	4.5%

Utilities

Item	Stratford	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.60	$193.99	5.9%
Phone	$187.02	$192.25	2.7%

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.
Kamrar, IA	185	99	0.7%
Lehigh, IA	398	80	19.5%
Pilot Mound, IA	161	80	19.5%
Blairsburg, IA	149	82	18.3%
Harcourt, IA	251	82	17.7%
Stratford, IA	669	85	14.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bedford Park, IL	669	109	9.0%
Scranton, KS	669	82	18.2%
Bowmans Addition, MD	669	88	11.9%
Loch Lloyd, MO	669	203	103.0%
Adair, OK	669	85	15.1%
Stratford, IA	669	85	14.8%

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 Stratford, IA