Cost Of Living In Sharpsburg, KY

Sharpsburg 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	Sharpsburg	Kentucky	National
Cost of living index	74	87	100
Index	Sharpsburg	Kentucky	National
Goods & Services index	101	97	100
Groceries index	90	89	100
Health care index	95	89	100
Housing index	25	70	100
Transportation index	96	97	100
Utilities index	87	94	100

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The cost of living in Sharpsburg is 15% lower than the Kentucky average.
The cost of living in Sharpsburg is 26% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Sharpsburg is 75% 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	$36,875	$3,073	$860	$1,106
Renters	$9,598	$800	$224	$288

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	Sharpsburg	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.00	$15.56	2.8%
Beauty Salon	$41.87	$36.11	16.0%
Toothpaste	$2.05	$2.47	17.1%
Shampoo	$0.86	$0.96	10.5%
Movie	$8.99	$10.13	11.2%
Bowling	$4.73	$4.74	0.0%

Groceries

Item	Sharpsburg	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.56	$3.98	10.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.27	$1.41	9.5%
Milk	$1.41	$2.06	31.7%
Potatoes	$2.78	$2.98	6.7%
Pizza	$8.96	$9.47	5.4%
Beer	$8.51	$8.79	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Sharpsburg	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$78.32	$101.04	22.5%
Doctor	$109.00	$107.44	1.5%
Dentist	$82.71	$90.42	8.5%
Ibuprofen	$8.16	$9.28	12.1%
Lipitor	$422.30	$426.50	1.0%

Housing

Item	Sharpsburg	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$38,100.00	$175,700.00	78.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$912.59	$1,133.23	19.5%
Apartment Rent	$289.00	$920.00	68.6%

Transportation

Item	Sharpsburg	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.00	$1.99	0.4%
Tire Balancing	$39.29	$45.76	14.1%

Utilities

Item	Sharpsburg	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$128.21	$163.81	21.7%
Phone	$28.32	$28.39	0.2%

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.
Elizaville, KY	175	79	-21%
Carlisle, KY	2,135	81	-19%
Millersburg, KY	843	82	-18%
Camargo, KY	1,327	83	-17%
North Middletown, KY	928	84	-16%
Sharpsburg, KY	471	74	-26%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Birmingham, IA	471	74	-26%
Wyatt, MO	471	76	-24%
Emerson, IA	471	81	-19%
Cheriton, VA	471	96	-4%
Leola, SD	471	74	-26%
Sharpsburg, KY	471	74	-26%

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

Sharpsburg, KY Cost of Living