Steep Falls, ME Cost Of Living

Steep Falls 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	Steep Falls	Maine	National
Cost of living index	107	104	100
Index	Steep Falls	Maine	National
Goods & Services index	110	110	100
Groceries index	100	100	100
Health care index	108	108	100
Housing index	103	92	100
Transportation index	108	108	100
Utilities index	117	117	100

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The cost of living in Steep Falls is 3% higher than the Maine average.
The cost of living in Steep Falls is 7% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Steep Falls is 3% higher than the national average.
Maine general sales tax is 8% higher than the national average.
Maine state income tax is 161% higher 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	$83,800	$6,983	$1,955	$2,514
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Maine Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Maine	5.5%	5.5%

Maine Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Maine	5.8%	7.15%

Goods & Services

Item	Steep Falls	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.83	$16.09	23.3%
Beauty Salon	$52.89	$37.33	41.7%
Toothpaste	$3.46	$2.45	41.2%
Shampoo	$1.01	$1.00	0.6%
Movie	$10.85	$10.28	5.5%
Bowling	$4.38	$4.93	11.2%

Groceries

Item	Steep Falls	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.49	$3.80	8.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.64	$1.40	17.2%
Milk	$1.79	$2.01	10.8%
Potatoes	$3.74	$3.01	24.2%
Pizza	$8.91	$9.89	9.9%
Beer	$9.32	$8.90	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Steep Falls	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$127.00	$102.16	24.3%
Doctor	$134.00	$108.36	23.7%
Dentist	$98.00	$92.53	5.9%
Ibuprofen	$9.60	$9.28	3.5%
Lipitor	$360.16	$425.82	15.4%

Housing

Item	Steep Falls	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$190,200.00	$184,700.00	3.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,398.02	$1,202.44	16.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Steep Falls	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.26	$2.24	0.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.31	$46.29	23.8%

Utilities

Item	Steep Falls	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$232.00	$165.96	39.8%
Phone	$25.89	$28.68	9.7%

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.
Lake Arrowhead, ME	2,482	102	2%
Little Falls, ME	635	104	4%
Naples, ME	532	104	4%
Casco, ME	750	106	6%
South Windham, ME	1,117	107	7%
Steep Falls, ME	1,333	107	7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Red Lake Falls, MN	1,333	85	-15%
Mountain View, WY	1,333	94	-6%
Tracy City, TN	1,333	82	-18%
La Plata, MO	1,333	81	-19%
Sea Bright, NJ	1,333	162	62%
Steep Falls, ME	1,333	107	7%

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

Steep Falls, ME Cost of Living