Cost Of Living In Blackey, KY

Blackey 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	Blackey	Kentucky	National
Cost of living index	88	87	100
Index	Blackey	Kentucky	National
Goods & Services index	105	97	100
Groceries index	104	89	100
Health care index	90	89	100
Housing index	51	70	100
Transportation index	97	97	100
Utilities index	115	94	100

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The cost of living in Blackey is 1% higher than the Kentucky average.
The cost of living in Blackey is 12% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Blackey is 49% 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	$42,500	$3,542	$992	$1,275
Renters	$20,750	$1,729	$484	$623

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	Blackey	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.84	$15.56	23.9%
Beauty Salon	$29.78	$36.11	17.5%
Toothpaste	$3.37	$2.47	36.3%
Shampoo	$1.09	$0.96	12.6%
Movie	$11.18	$10.13	10.4%
Bowling	$3.33	$4.74	29.6%

Groceries

Item	Blackey	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.97	$3.98	0.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.22	$1.41	13.1%
Milk	$2.21	$2.06	6.9%
Potatoes	$3.57	$2.98	19.7%
Pizza	$10.66	$9.47	12.5%
Beer	$8.57	$8.79	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Blackey	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$76.96	$101.04	23.8%
Doctor	$89.17	$107.44	17.0%
Dentist	$81.00	$90.42	10.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.54	$9.28	13.6%
Lipitor	$395.84	$426.50	7.2%

Housing

Item	Blackey	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$65,000.00	$175,700.00	63.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$841.13	$1,133.23	25.8%
Apartment Rent	$763.00	$920.00	17.1%

Transportation

Item	Blackey	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.98	$1.99	0.4%
Tire Balancing	$41.08	$45.76	10.2%

Utilities

Item	Blackey	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.83	$163.81	4.3%
Phone	$39.99	$28.39	40.9%

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.
Millstone, KY	44	104	4%
Jeff, KY	335	81	-19%
Cumberland, KY	2,282	82	-18%
Wheelwright, KY	1,036	83	-17%
Vicco, KY	304	84	-16%
Blackey, KY	207	88	-12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Garfield, KS	207	75	-25%
Pierson, MI	207	80	-20%
Joice, IA	207	78	-22%
Verdon, NE	207	76	-24%
Onycha, AL	207	76	-24%
Blackey, KY	207	88	-12%

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

Blackey, KY Cost of Living