Cost Of Living In Horse Cave, KY

Horse Cave 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	Horse Cave	Kentucky	National
Cost of living index	80	87	100
Index	Horse Cave	Kentucky	National
Goods & Services index	95	97	100
Groceries index	91	89	100
Health care index	82	89	100
Housing index	44	70	100
Transportation index	98	97	100
Utilities index	104	94	100

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The cost of living in Horse Cave is 8% lower than the Kentucky average.
The cost of living in Horse Cave is 20% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Horse Cave is 56% 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	$35,096	$2,925	$819	$1,053
Renters	$15,509	$1,292	$362	$465

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	Horse Cave	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.00	$15.56	2.8%
Beauty Salon	$35.00	$36.11	3.1%
Toothpaste	$3.46	$2.47	40.1%
Shampoo	$0.86	$0.96	11.2%
Movie	$10.92	$10.13	7.8%
Bowling	$4.00	$4.74	15.5%

Groceries

Item	Horse Cave	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.64	$3.98	8.6%
Fried Chicken	$0.97	$1.41	30.8%
Milk	$1.81	$2.06	12.5%
Potatoes	$4.43	$2.98	48.7%
Pizza	$8.00	$9.47	15.6%
Beer	$9.00	$8.79	2.3%

Health Care

Item	Horse Cave	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.61	$101.04	15.3%
Doctor	$77.67	$107.44	27.7%
Dentist	$82.00	$90.42	9.3%
Ibuprofen	$6.56	$9.28	29.3%
Lipitor	$351.28	$426.50	17.6%

Housing

Item	Horse Cave	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$70,700.00	$175,700.00	59.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$941.69	$1,133.23	16.9%
Apartment Rent	$492.00	$920.00	46.5%

Transportation

Item	Horse Cave	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$1.95	$1.99	1.9%
Tire Balancing	$45.22	$45.76	1.2%

Utilities

Item	Horse Cave	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$168.98	$163.81	3.2%
Phone	$30.00	$28.39	5.7%

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.
Cave City, KY	2,214	80	-20%
Munfordville, KY	1,765	80	-20%
Bonnieville, KY	321	80	-20%
Hiseville, KY	197	81	-19%
Park City, KY	532	81	-19%
Horse Cave, KY	2,138	80	-20%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lake Lotawana, MO	2,138	119	19%
Windsor, VT	2,138	109	9%
New Egypt, NJ	2,138	120	20%
Cedar Grove, WI	2,139	97	-3%
Leechburg, PA	2,137	81	-19%
Horse Cave, KY	2,138	80	-20%

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

Horse Cave, KY Cost of Living