Cost Of Living In Baker, MT

Baker 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	Baker	Montana	National
Cost of living index	88	98	100
Index	Baker	Montana	National
Goods & Services index	95	98	100
Groceries index	101	100	100
Health care index	113	104	100
Housing index	65	97	100
Transportation index	107	101	100
Utilities index	85	92	100

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The cost of living in Baker is 10% lower than the Montana average.
The cost of living in Baker is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Baker is 35% lower than the national average.
Montana general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average.
Montana state income tax is 55% 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	$67,639	$5,637	$1,578	$2,029
Renters	$29,722	$2,477	$693	$892

Montana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Montana	0%	0%

Montana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Montana	1%	6.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.67	$15.56	13.5%
Beauty Salon	$27.59	$36.11	23.6%
Toothpaste	$2.42	$2.47	2.0%
Shampoo	$0.93	$0.96	4.0%
Movie	$9.90	$10.13	2.2%
Bowling	$4.42	$4.74	6.7%

Groceries

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.94	$3.98	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.49	$1.41	5.9%
Milk	$2.77	$2.06	34.4%
Potatoes	$3.21	$2.98	7.5%
Pizza	$10.34	$9.47	9.1%
Beer	$9.22	$8.79	4.9%

Health Care

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$111.53	$101.04	10.4%
Doctor	$144.02	$107.44	34.0%
Dentist	$95.67	$90.42	5.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.33	$9.28	0.5%
Lipitor	$451.66	$426.50	5.9%

Housing

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$119,400.00	$175,700.00	32.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,099.88	$1,133.23	2.9%
Apartment Rent	$535.00	$920.00	41.8%

Transportation

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.02	$1.99	1.5%
Tire Balancing	$54.53	$45.76	19.2%

Utilities

Item	Baker	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$142.22	$163.81	13.2%
Phone	$23.83	$28.39	16.0%

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.
Plevna, MT	126	79	-21%
Baker, MT	1,843	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Waterville, MN	1,843	93	-7%
Yale, MI	1,843	89	-11%
Crandon, WI	1,843	84	-16%
Sea Girt, NJ	1,844	312	212%
Dayton, VA	1,844	101	1%
Baker, MT	1,843	88	-12%

Source: The Baker, MT cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Baker, MT Cost of Living