Cost Of Living in Velma, OK

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	Velma	Oklahoma	National
Cost of living	82	86	100
Goods & Services	90	91	100
Groceries	95	94	100
Health care	97	93	100
Housing	55	69	100
Transportation	94	93	100
Utilities	98	98	100

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The cost of living in Velma is 5% lower than the Oklahoma average
The cost of living in Velma is 18% lower than the national average
Velma housing is 45% lower than the national average
Oklahoma general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
Oklahoma state income tax is 90% 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	$73,516	$6,126	$1,715	$2,206
Renters	$25,714	$2,143	$600	$771

Oklahoma Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Oklahoma	4.5%	11%

Oklahoma Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Oklahoma	0.25%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Velma	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.44	$24.26	24.0%
Beauty Salon	$40.04	$45.56	12.1%
Toothpaste	$3.53	$3.70	4.6%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$11.19	$12.13	7.7%
Bowling	$16.67	$18.00	7.4%

Groceries

Item	Velma	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.6%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$4.93	$4.93	0.1%
Pizza	$12.10	$12.09	0.1%
Beer	$9.83	$10.41	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Velma	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.30	$125.68	5.1%
Doctor	$100.35	$135.78	26.1%
Dentist	$102.46	$113.29	9.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.38	$10.65	2.6%
Lipitor	$511.35	$468.60	9.1%

Housing

Item	Velma	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$82,600.00	$184,700.00	55.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,086.56	$2,346.69	11.1%
Apartment Rent	$764.00	$949.00	19.5%

Transportation

Item	Velma	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$3.46	10.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.19	$59.92	3.8%

Utilities

Item	Velma	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.99	$193.99	5.7%
Phone	$193.02	$192.25	0.4%

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.
Loco, OK	83	72	27.7%
Tatums, OK	168	78	21.8%
Ratliff City, OK	152	86	14.1%
Bray, OK	1,053	87	13.1%
Foster, OK	310	96	4.0%
Velma, OK	641	82	18.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Valley Acres, CA	641	103	2.6%
Deer Creek, IL	641	89	11.3%
Waverly, KS	641	81	19.3%
Tangipahoa, LA	641	75	24.8%
Eagle Bend, MN	641	88	12.3%
Velma, OK	641	82	18.2%

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 Velma, OK