Prairie du Chien, WI Cost Of Living

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Updated: 2022-04-07
86
Prairie du Chien's Overall Cost Of Living
0.9x
Lower Than The National Average
15 out of 143
In Wisconsin
938 out of 6,412
In America
The cost of living index is set to 100 for the average place in America. An index above 100 means Prairie du Chien is expensive, while a number below 100 means it's a relatively cheap place to live.

What is the cost of living in Prairie du Chien, WI?

According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Prairie du Chien has an overall cost of living index of 86 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.

Compared to only Wisconsin, Prairie du Chien has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Wisconsin's index of 97.

The standard of living in Prairie du Chien ranks as #938 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Wisconsin. By definition, that implies Prairie du Chien ranks as the #5,481 most expensive place in the Badger State.

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Prairie du Chien Cost Of Living Vs. Wisconsin

Living Expense Prairie du Chien Wisconsin National Average
Overall 86 97 100
Services 95 97 100
Groceries 99 100 100
Health 103 111 100
Housing 62 87 100
Transportation 91 95 100
Utilities 104 98 100
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Prairie du Chien Cost of Living Vs. WI

Prairie du Chien, WI Housing Cost Breakdown

Housing swings affordability the most between places in Wisconsin, 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.

$116,000
Median Home Value
$688
Median Rent
$46,541
Median Income
Statistic Prairie du Chien Wisconsin United States
Median Home Value $116,000 $189,200 $229,800
Median Rent $688 $872 $1,096
Median Income $46,541 $63,293 $64,994
Home Value To Income 2.5x 3.0x 3.5x
Rent To Monthly Income 0.18x 0.17x 0.2x

Detailed Prairie du Chien Services Costs Vs. Wisconsin

Item Prairie du Chien Wisconsin
Shampoo $0.99 $1.06
Movie $8.12 $10.68
Bowling $16.07 $14.67

Detailed Prairie du Chien Groceries Costs Vs. Wisconsin

Item Prairie du Chien Wisconsin
Ground Beef $4.83 $4.22
Fried Chicken $1.16 $1.39
Milk $2.27 $2.05

Detailed Prairie du Chien Health Costs Vs. Wisconsin

Item Prairie du Chien Wisconsin
Haircut $18.97 $18.62
Beauty Salon $35.16 $39.05
Toothpaste $2.75 $2.34

Detailed Prairie du Chien Transportation Costs Vs. Wisconsin

Item Prairie du Chien Wisconsin
Potatoes $3.37 $3.29
Pizza $10.01 $10.62
Beer $9.04 $9.38
Optometrist $78.0 $108.57
Doctor $167.88 $116.17
Dentist $86.0 $99.13

Detailed Prairie du Chien Utilities Costs Vs. Wisconsin

Item Prairie du Chien Wisconsin
Gasoline $2.11 $2.22
Tire Balancing $38.66 $50.07
All Electricity $179.06 $167.67
Phone $180.82 $175.64

Prairie Du Chien SnackAbility

8
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
5
Affordability
8
Diversity
5
Safety
7
Amenities
8
Education
6
Commute
10

Cost Of Living In Cities Around Prairie du Chien

City Population Cost Of Living Vs. Prairie du Chien
Dubuque, IA 58,052 88 1.0x
Platteville, WI 12,113 93 1.1x
Decorah, IA 7,615 88 1.0x
Oelwein, IA 5,896 76 0.9x
Manchester, IA 5,011 89 1.0x

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