Auburn, KY Cost Of Living

Auburn cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Auburn	Kentucky	National
Cost of living index	85	89	100
Index	Auburn	Kentucky	National
Goods & Services index	99	100	100
Groceries index	88	90	100
Health care index	86	93	100
Housing index	57	70	100
Transportation index	99	99	100
Utilities index	105	96	100

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The cost of living in Auburn is 4% lower than the Kentucky average.
The cost of living in Auburn is 15% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Auburn is 43% lower than the national average.
Kentucky general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Kentucky state income tax is 10% lower 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	$44,663	$3,722	$1,042	$1,340
Renters	$19,358	$1,613	$452	$581

Kentucky Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kentucky	6%	6%

Kentucky Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kentucky	2%	6%

Goods & Services

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.99	$16.09	0.6%
Beauty Salon	$38.05	$37.33	1.9%
Toothpaste	$3.00	$2.45	22.6%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.00	15.4%
Movie	$11.19	$10.28	8.9%
Bowling	$3.98	$4.93	19.2%

Groceries

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.96	$3.80	4.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.01	$1.40	28.0%
Milk	$1.20	$2.01	40.2%
Potatoes	$4.03	$3.01	33.8%
Pizza	$8.31	$9.89	15.9%
Beer	$8.11	$8.90	8.9%

Health Care

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$88.44	$102.16	13.4%
Doctor	$80.22	$108.36	26.0%
Dentist	$85.29	$92.53	7.8%
Ibuprofen	$7.22	$9.28	22.2%
Lipitor	$409.70	$425.82	3.8%

Housing

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$100,400.00	$184,700.00	45.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,028.38	$1,202.44	14.5%
Apartment Rent	$593.00	$949.00	37.5%

Transportation

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.30	$2.24	2.5%
Tire Balancing	$43.03	$46.29	7.0%

Utilities

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.56	$165.96	7.0%
Phone	$29.84	$28.68	4.0%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dunmor, KY	369	80	-20%
Lewisburg, KY	799	80	-20%
Adairville, KY	975	82	-18%
Russellville, KY	6,998	83	-17%
Franklin, KY	8,706	85	-15%
Auburn, KY	1,513	85	-15%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Neligh, NE	1,513	79	-21%
Lookout Mountain, AL	1,513	86	-14%
Hummels Wharf, PA	1,513	95	-5%
Mona, UT	1,513	105	5%
Weston, MO	1,514	91	-9%
Auburn, KY	1,513	85	-15%

Source: The Auburn, KY cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Auburn, KY Cost of Living