Cost Of Living in Wahoo, NE

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	Wahoo	Nebraska	National
Cost of living	95	89	100
Goods & Services	103	96	100
Groceries	97	96	100
Health care	109	98	100
Housing	84	76	100
Transportation	105	100	100
Utilities	81	86	100

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The cost of living in Wahoo is 6% higher than the Nebraska average
The cost of living in Wahoo is 5% lower than the national average
Wahoo housing is 16% lower than the national average
Nebraska general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average
Nebraska state income tax is 5% 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	$81,875	$6,823	$1,910	$2,456
Renters	$34,844	$2,904	$813	$1,045

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Wahoo is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Wahoo has a median income of about $81,875 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,910 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $34,844. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $813 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Nebraska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nebraska	5.5%	7.5%

Nebraska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nebraska	2.46%	6.64%

Goods & Services

Item	Wahoo	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.00	$24.26	27.8%
Beauty Salon	$45.12	$45.56	1.0%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.4%
Movie	$12.09	$12.13	0.4%
Bowling	$17.47	$18.00	3.0%

Groceries

Item	Wahoo	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.17	$5.84	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	12.7%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.2%
Potatoes	$4.50	$4.93	8.7%
Pizza	$11.23	$12.09	7.1%
Beer	$9.42	$10.41	9.5%

Health Care

Item	Wahoo	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$114.63	$125.68	8.8%
Doctor	$168.72	$135.78	24.3%
Dentist	$118.87	$113.29	4.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$483.84	$468.60	3.3%

Housing

Item	Wahoo	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$157,800.00	$184,700.00	14.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,893.52	$2,346.69	19.3%
Apartment Rent	$755.00	$949.00	20.4%

Transportation

Item	Wahoo	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.39	$3.46	2.0%
Tire Balancing	$73.74	$59.92	23.1%

Utilities

Item	Wahoo	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.83	$193.99	33.6%
Phone	$201.86	$192.25	5.0%

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.
Memphis, NE	60	99	0.8%
Wann, NE	69	97	3.4%
Venice, NE	45	76	23.9%
Prague, NE	317	81	18.8%
Morse Bluff, NE	113	82	18.2%
Wahoo, NE	4,520	95	5.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Montgomery, NY	4,519	122	21.7%
Piney, AR	4,518	86	13.7%
Aurora, NE	4,523	88	11.8%
Oconto, WI	4,516	84	15.8%
Verdigris, OK	4,515	94	5.8%
Wahoo, NE	4,520	95	5.5%

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 Wahoo, NE