Index | Alamosa | Colorado | National |
Cost of living | 89 | 110 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 96 | 103 | 100 |
Groceries | 98 | 97 | 100 |
Health care | 92 | 104 | 100 |
Housing | 73 | 134 | 100 |
Transportation | 102 | 102 | 100 |
Utilities | 92 | 86 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $47,554 | $3,963 | $1,110 | $1,427 |
Renters | $14,613 | $1,218 | $341 | $438 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Colorado | 2.9% | 10% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Colorado | 4.63% | 4.63% |
Item | Alamosa | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $16.50 | $17.49 | 5.7% |
Beauty Salon | $35.33 | $38.17 | 7.4% |
Toothpaste | $2.15 | $2.32 | 7.4% |
Shampoo | $1.09 | $1.01 | 7.7% |
Movie | $10.82 | $10.72 | 0.9% |
Bowling | $10.00 | $13.86 | 27.9% |
Item | Alamosa | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.20 | $3.90 | 17.9% |
Fried Chicken | $1.21 | $1.40 | 13.3% |
Milk | $1.69 | $1.96 | 13.9% |
Potatoes | $3.32 | $3.18 | 4.3% |
Pizza | $8.59 | $10.39 | 17.4% |
Beer | $9.24 | $9.23 | 0.1% |
Item | Alamosa | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $88.00 | $106.34 | 17.2% |
Doctor | $98.00 | $115.25 | 15.0% |
Dentist | $88.50 | $98.38 | 10.0% |
Ibuprofen | $9.31 | $9.26 | 0.5% |
Lipitor | $497.77 | $466.47 | 6.7% |
Item | Alamosa | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $142,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 22.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,146.14 | $1,273.32 | 10.0% |
Apartment Rent | $608.00 | $949.00 | 35.9% |
Item | Alamosa | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.84 | $2.59 | 9.7% |
Tire Balancing | $45.32 | $48.90 | 7.3% |
Item | Alamosa | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $143.89 | $167.60 | 14.2% |
Phone | $181.02 | $163.42 | 10.8% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
La Jara, CO | 666 | 84 | -16% |
Alamosa East, CO | 1,690 | 87 | -13% |
Capulin, CO | 140 | 88 | -12% |
Alamosa, CO | 9,671 | 89 | -11% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cheat Lake, WV | 9,671 | 104 | 4% |
Waggaman, LA | 9,673 | 92 | -8% |
Brandon, SD | 9,674 | 95 | -5% |
Forestdale, AL | 9,679 | 85 | -15% |
Brandywine, MD | 9,681 | 129 | 29% |
Alamosa, CO | 9,671 | 89 | -11% |