Cost Of Living in Watson, 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	Watson	Missouri	National
Cost of living	75	88	100
Goods & Services	97	92	100
Groceries	98	95	100
Health care	88	90	100
Housing	24	78	100
Transportation	99	91	100
Utilities	96	99	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Watson is 15% lower than the Missouri average
The cost of living in Watson is 25% lower than the national average
Watson housing is 76% 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	$47,500	$3,958	$1,108	$1,425
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Watson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.69	$24.26	2.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.50	$45.56	28.7%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.3%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$12.12	$12.13	0.1%
Bowling	$18.36	$18.00	2.0%

Groceries

Item	Watson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.11	$5.84	4.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.2%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.1%
Potatoes	$4.50	$4.93	8.9%
Pizza	$11.19	$12.09	7.4%
Beer	$9.76	$10.41	6.3%

Health Care

Item	Watson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$123.10	$125.68	2.1%
Doctor	$135.27	$135.78	0.4%
Dentist	$90.11	$113.29	20.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.62	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$357.80	$468.60	23.6%

Housing

Item	Watson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$45,000.00	$184,700.00	75.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,869.86	$2,346.69	20.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Watson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.22	$3.46	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$68.12	$59.92	13.7%

Utilities

Item	Watson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$174.82	$193.99	9.9%
Phone	$200.78	$192.25	4.4%

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.
Phelps City, MO	0	97	3.4%
Riverton, IA	257	78	22.0%
Nemaha, NE	99	81	19.5%
Fairfax, MO	695	81	19.2%
Julian, NE	52	83	17.2%
Watson, MO	38	75	25.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Central, AK	38	104	3.7%
Whelen Springs, AR	38	97	3.2%
McClenney Tract, CA	38	115	15.0%
Valley Ranch, CA	38	102	1.5%
Sawpit, CO	38	163	62.5%
Watson, MO	38	75	25.1%

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 Watson, MO