Ames, IA

CBSA: 11180 · Data year: 2024

88.8

Overall

93.7

Goods

83.0

Services

69.2

Rents

Price Index vs National Average (100)

Overall 88.8

Goods 93.7

Services 83.0

Rents 69.2

Vertical line = national average (100)

A $100,000 salary at the national average cost of living equals:

$88,830

in Ames, IA purchasing power

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Year	Overall	Goods	Services	Rents
2008	82.4	77.0	79.7	67.2
2009	90.0	85.3	80.2	90.6
2010	92.9	94.3	86.8	87.0
2011	91.7	94.7	78.2	90.3
2012	92.3	95.4	79.7	86.4
2013	94.4	94.6	81.0	104.0
2014	92.9	95.1	81.3	92.9
2015	90.0	95.5	81.2	81.8
2016	88.7	94.1	83.5	80.2
2017	89.7	93.6	85.5	89.1
2018	93.9	95.8	96.3	83.7
2019	95.9	97.2	97.3	92.3
2020	93.1	95.5	97.0	80.8
2021	91.5	94.1	98.7	72.4
2022	88.4	93.3	98.1	65.8
2023	91.5	96.6	86.2	79.8
2024	88.8	93.7	83.0	69.2

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Statistical Area. Index where national average = 100.