Cost Of Living In King Salmon, AK

King Salmon 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	King Salmon	Alaska	National
Cost of living index	128	130	100
Index	King Salmon	Alaska	National
Goods & Services index	114	119	100
Groceries index	154	137	100
Health care index	141	146	100
Housing index	120	135	100
Transportation index	145	129	100
Utilities index	139	142	100

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The cost of living in King Salmon is 2% lower than the Alaska average.
The cost of living in King Salmon is 28% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in King Salmon is 20% higher 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	$109,583	$9,132	$2,557	$3,288
Renters	$71,667	$5,972	$1,672	$2,150

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	King Salmon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.54	$15.56	77.0%
Beauty Salon	$47.15	$36.11	30.6%
Toothpaste	$3.91	$2.47	58.3%
Shampoo	$0.84	$0.96	13.0%
Movie	$9.00	$10.13	11.1%
Bowling	$4.00	$4.74	15.5%

Groceries

Item	King Salmon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.49	$3.98	37.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.16	$1.41	17.8%
Milk	$3.02	$2.06	46.3%
Potatoes	$5.75	$2.98	92.9%
Pizza	$11.17	$9.47	17.9%
Beer	$10.79	$8.79	22.7%

Health Care

Item	King Salmon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$205.67	$101.04	103.5%
Doctor	$177.55	$107.44	65.3%
Dentist	$126.58	$90.42	40.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.92	$9.28	17.6%
Lipitor	$444.34	$426.50	4.2%

Housing

Item	King Salmon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$202,300.00	$175,700.00	15.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,629.60	$1,133.23	43.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,205.00	$920.00	31.0%

Transportation

Item	King Salmon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.91	$1.99	46.0%
Tire Balancing	$65.07	$45.76	42.2%

Utilities

Item	King Salmon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$288.04	$163.81	75.8%
Phone	$25.94	$28.39	8.6%

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.
South Naknek, AK	60	119	19%
Naknek, AK	600	123	23%
King Salmon, AK	335	128	28%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Middle River, MN	335	81	-19%
Nordheim, TX	335	81	-19%
Juda, WI	335	86	-14%
Cobbtown, GA	335	76	-24%
Conroy, IA	335	95	-5%
King Salmon, AK	335	128	28%

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

King Salmon, AK Cost of Living