Cost Of Living in Big Horn, WY

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5%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

100%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Big Horn	Wyoming	National
Cost of living	105	98	100
Goods & Services	104	98	100
Groceries	101	102	100
Health care	104	100	100
Housing	n/a	101	100
Transportation	125	94	100
Utilities	93	88	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Big Horn is 7% higher than the Wyoming average
The cost of living in Big Horn is 5% higher than the national average
Big Horn housing is 5% lower than the national average
Wyoming general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Wyoming state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Wyoming Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wyoming	4%	6%

Wyoming Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wyoming	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Big Horn	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.17	$24.26	20.2%
Beauty Salon	$41.59	$45.56	8.7%
Toothpaste	$4.10	$3.70	10.8%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$12.47	$12.13	2.8%
Bowling	$17.73	$18.00	1.5%

Groceries

Item	Big Horn	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.69	$5.84	2.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	10.7%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.6%
Potatoes	$4.54	$4.93	8.1%
Pizza	$12.10	$12.09	0.1%
Beer	$10.75	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Big Horn	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$153.82	$125.68	22.4%
Doctor	$187.05	$135.78	37.8%
Dentist	$102.51	$113.29	9.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.61	$10.65	0.4%
Lipitor	$348.38	$468.60	25.7%

Housing

Item	Big Horn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,351.75	$2,346.69	0.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Big Horn	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.45	$3.46	0.2%
Tire Balancing	$111.34	$59.92	85.8%

Utilities

Item	Big Horn	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.24	$193.99	8.6%
Phone	$183.03	$192.25	4.8%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sheridan, WY	17,938	108	8.0%
Dayton, WY	879	111	11.4%
Story, WY	805	122	22.1%
Big Horn, WY	382	105	4.7%

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Big Horn, WY	382	105	4.7%