Happy Valley, AK Cost Of Living

Happy Valley 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	Happy Valley	Alaska	National
Cost of living index	112	130	100
Index	Happy Valley	Alaska	National
Goods & Services index	123	119	100
Groceries index	126	135	100
Health care index	144	148	100
Housing index	93	135	100
Transportation index	112	124	100
Utilities index	104	141	100

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The cost of living in Happy Valley is 13% lower than the Alaska average.
The cost of living in Happy Valley is 12% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Happy Valley is 7% lower than the national average.
Alaska general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average.
Alaska state income tax is 100% 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	$51,042	$4,254	$1,191	$1,531
Renters	$14,000	$1,167	$327	$420

Alaska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alaska	0%	7%

Alaska Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Happy Valley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.34	$16.09	32.7%
Beauty Salon	$47.65	$37.33	27.6%
Toothpaste	$3.45	$2.45	41.1%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.00	26.6%
Movie	$11.91	$10.28	15.8%
Bowling	$4.97	$4.93	0.8%

Groceries

Item	Happy Valley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.98	$3.80	31.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.59	$1.40	14.1%
Milk	$2.27	$2.01	13.2%
Potatoes	$4.26	$3.01	41.6%
Pizza	$13.66	$9.89	38.2%
Beer	$10.62	$8.90	19.4%

Health Care

Item	Happy Valley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$204.56	$102.16	100.2%
Doctor	$179.94	$108.36	66.1%
Dentist	$137.60	$92.53	48.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.73	$9.28	4.9%
Lipitor	$436.72	$425.82	2.6%

Housing

Item	Happy Valley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$166,800.00	$184,700.00	9.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,911.47	$1,202.44	59.0%
Apartment Rent	$955.00	$949.00	0.6%

Transportation

Item	Happy Valley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.67	$2.24	18.8%
Tire Balancing	$46.21	$46.29	0.2%

Utilities

Item	Happy Valley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$220.87	$165.96	33.1%
Phone	$19.99	$28.68	30.3%

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.
Nikolaevsk, AK	257	102	2%
Ninilchik, AK	766	113	13%
Anchor Point, AK	2,018	113	13%
Happy Valley, AK	636	112	12%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cecilia, KY	636	105	5%
Leitersburg, MD	636	104	4%
Micanopy, FL	636	92	-8%
Graeagle, CA	636	117	17%
Odessa, NY	636	87	-13%
Happy Valley, AK	636	112	12%

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

Happy Valley, AK Cost of Living