Sun Valley, AZ Cost Of Living

Sun 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	Sun Valley	Arizona	National
Cost of living index	75	98	100
Index	Sun Valley	Arizona	National
Goods & Services index	101	98	100
Groceries index	115	101	100
Health care index	111	97	100
Housing index	5	97	100
Transportation index	102	100	100
Utilities index	103	99	100

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The cost of living in Sun Valley is 24% lower than the Arizona average.
The cost of living in Sun Valley is 25% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Sun Valley is 95% lower than the national average.
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average.
Arizona state income tax is 16% 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	$12,580	$1,048	$294	$377
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.59%	4.54%

Goods & Services

Item	Sun Valley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.69	$16.09	3.8%
Beauty Salon	$45.75	$37.33	22.5%
Toothpaste	$2.12	$2.45	13.5%
Shampoo	$0.90	$1.00	9.9%
Movie	$10.02	$10.28	2.5%
Bowling	$4.46	$4.93	9.6%

Groceries

Item	Sun Valley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.29	$3.80	13.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.13	$1.40	52.4%
Milk	$1.63	$2.01	18.7%
Potatoes	$4.47	$3.01	48.5%
Pizza	$9.27	$9.89	6.2%
Beer	$10.02	$8.90	12.6%

Health Care

Item	Sun Valley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$107.83	$102.16	5.6%
Doctor	$121.32	$108.36	12.0%
Dentist	$105.83	$92.53	14.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.08	$9.28	8.7%
Lipitor	$440.70	$425.82	3.5%

Housing

Item	Sun Valley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$9,999.00	$184,700.00	94.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,757.58	$1,202.44	46.2%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Sun Valley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.32	$2.24	3.5%
Tire Balancing	$45.63	$46.29	1.4%

Utilities

Item	Sun Valley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$145.27	$165.96	12.5%
Phone	$34.69	$28.68	20.9%

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.
Woodruff, AZ	146	105	5%
Holbrook, AZ	5,011	89	-11%
Sun Valley, AZ	241	75	-25%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Keswick, IA	241	83	-17%
Florida, OH	241	88	-12%
Edgerton, WY	241	84	-16%
Lake Ann, MI	241	92	-8%
Cromwell, MN	241	100	0%
Sun Valley, AZ	241	75	-25%

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

Sun Valley, AZ Cost of Living