Cost Of Living in Alturas, FL

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10%

Overall NAT. AVG.

3%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

33%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Alturas	Florida	National
Cost of living	90	99	100
Goods & Services	97	100	100
Groceries	106	105	100
Health care	92	94	100
Housing	67	97	100
Transportation	101	99	100
Utilities	107	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Alturas is 9% lower than the Florida average
The cost of living in Alturas is 10% lower than the national average
Alturas housing is 33% lower than the national average
Florida general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Florida 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	$84,586	$7,049	$1,974	$2,538
Renters	$59,419	$4,952	$1,386	$1,783

Florida Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Florida	6%	7.5%

Florida Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Florida	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Alturas	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.77	$27.62	0.6%
Beauty Salon	$48.40	$51.11	5.3%
Toothpaste	$4.00	$4.09	2.3%
Shampoo	$1.69	$1.54	9.6%
Movie	$13.72	$12.88	6.5%
Yoga	$24.27	$19.66	23.4%

Groceries

Item	Alturas	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$7.75	$7.70	0.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.66	6.8%
Milk	$4.81	$4.73	1.6%
Potatoes	$5.38	$5.26	2.4%
Pizza	$14.99	$12.76	17.5%
Beer	$11.79	$10.55	11.8%

Health Care

Item	Alturas	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.07	$140.06	15.0%
Doctor	$126.40	$153.82	17.8%
Dentist	$111.70	$123.15	9.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.78	$11.73	0.4%
Lipitor	$23.13	$23.61	2.0%

Housing

Item	Alturas	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$192,394.00	$326,622.00	41.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,047.16	$2,480.25	17.5%
Apartment Rent	$1,238.00	$1,444.00	14.3%

Transportation

Item	Alturas	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.06	0.6%
Tire Balancing	$67.00	$65.21	2.7%

Utilities

Item	Alturas	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$243.39	$220.12	10.6%
Phone	$199.30	$195.71	1.8%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fussels Corner, FL	4,949	82	17.5%
Wahneta, FL	4,120	81	19.2%
Frostproof, FL	3,285	83	16.8%
Inwood, FL	7,469	85	15.0%
Fort Meade, FL	6,360	88	11.6%
Alturas, FL	3,859	90	9.6%

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Alturas, FL	3,859	90	9.6%