Cost Of Living in Zwingle, 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	Zwingle	Iowa	National
Cost of living	88	90	100
Goods & Services	97	96	100
Groceries	98	97	100
Health care	91	99	100
Housing	67	73	100
Transportation	104	98	100
Utilities	94	96	100

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The cost of living in Zwingle is 2% lower than the Iowa average
The cost of living in Zwingle is 12% lower than the national average
Zwingle housing is 33% 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	$80,313	$6,693	$1,874	$2,410
Renters	$47,857	$3,988	$1,117	$1,436

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	Zwingle	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.86	$24.26	1.7%
Beauty Salon	$34.11	$45.56	25.1%
Toothpaste	$3.59	$3.70	3.0%
Shampoo	$1.36	$1.28	6.5%
Movie	$8.68	$12.13	28.4%
Bowling	$15.39	$18.00	14.5%

Groceries

Item	Zwingle	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.38	$5.84	7.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	10.8%
Milk	$4.77	$4.67	2.1%
Potatoes	$4.76	$4.93	3.6%
Pizza	$12.46	$12.09	3.1%
Beer	$9.93	$10.41	4.6%

Health Care

Item	Zwingle	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.39	$125.68	1.4%
Doctor	$130.00	$135.78	4.3%
Dentist	$85.78	$113.29	24.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.82	$10.65	1.6%
Lipitor	$498.96	$468.60	6.5%

Housing

Item	Zwingle	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$112,500.00	$184,700.00	39.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,665.29	$2,346.69	29.0%
Apartment Rent	$757.00	$949.00	20.2%

Transportation

Item	Zwingle	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.44	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$68.44	$59.92	14.2%

Utilities

Item	Zwingle	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.50	$193.99	9.0%
Phone	$187.56	$192.25	2.4%

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.
Springbrook, IA	127	83	16.9%
Andrew, IA	448	86	14.3%
Bernard, IA	140	87	13.2%
La Motte, IA	241	87	12.5%
East Dubuque, IL	1,569	89	11.1%
Zwingle, IA	70	88	12.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Eunola, AL	70	97	3.0%
Williford, AR	70	74	25.5%
East Verde Estates, AZ	70	118	17.5%
Crescent Mills, CA	70	102	1.5%
Freeport, CA	70	112	11.6%
Zwingle, IA	70	88	12.0%

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 Zwingle, IA