According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Waukee has an overall cost of living index of 95 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Iowa, Waukee has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than Iowa's index of 92.
The standard of living in Waukee ranks as #2,449 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Iowa. By definition, that implies Waukee ranks as the #3,969 most expensive place in the Hawkeye State.
Living Expense | Waukee | Iowa | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 95 | 92 | 100 | |
Services | 95 | 95 | 100 | |
Groceries | 96 | 95 | 100 | |
Health | 92 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 106 | 74 | 100 | |
Transportation | 97 | 100 | 100 | |
Utilities | 88 | 99 | 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. Waukee |
---|---|---|---|
Des Moines, IA | 215,408 | 88 | 0.9x |
West Des Moines, IA | 66,724 | 99 | 1.0x |
Ankeny, IA | 64,744 | 96 | 1.0x |
Urbandale, IA | 43,879 | 99 | 1.0x |
Johnston, IA | 22,077 | 104 | 1.1x |
Clive, IA | 17,246 | 102 | 1.1x |
Grimes, IA | 13,746 | 98 | 1.0x |
Norwalk, IA | 11,467 | 91 | 1.0x |
Pleasant Hill, IA | 9,959 | 94 | 1.0x |
Winterset, IA | 5,309 | 90 | 0.9x |