According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Osceola has an overall cost of living index of 82 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Iowa, Osceola has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Iowa's index of 90.
The standard of living in Osceola ranks as #408 most affordable out of the 6,522 places we measured in Iowa. By definition, that implies Osceola ranks as the #5,998 most expensive place in the Hawkeye State.
Living Expense | Osceola | Iowa | National Average | |
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Overall | 82 | 90 | 100 | |
Services | 93 | 96 | 100 | |
Groceries | 95 | 98 | 100 | |
Health | 96 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 54 | 73 | 100 | |
Transportation | 102 | 101 | 100 | |
Utilities | 89 | 98 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Iowa, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Osceola | West Des Moines, IA | 65,606 | 97 | 1.2x | Ankeny, IA | 61,938 | 96 | 1.2x | Urbandale, IA | 43,441 | 97 | 1.2x | Johnston, IA | 21,406 | 103 | 1.3x | Waukee, IA | 20,785 | 97 | 1.2x | Altoona, IA | 18,458 | 93 | 1.1x | Clive, IA | 17,167 | 102 | 1.2x | Grimes, IA | 12,839 | 97 | 1.2x | Norwalk, IA | 10,978 | 93 | 1.1x | Pleasant Hill, IA | 9,871 | 96 | 1.2x |
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