Cost Of Living in Murphy Creek, CO

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39%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

124%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Murphy Creek	Aurora	Colorado
Cost of living	139	122	111
Goods & Services	106	106	104
Groceries	105	105	101
Health care	99	99	100
Housing	224	166	134
Transportation	104	104	105
Utilities	85	85	91

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Murphy Creek is 25% higher than the Aurora average
The cost of living in Murphy Creek is 39% higher than the national average
Murphy Creek housing is 124% higher than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 69% 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)
Household	$121,536	$10,128	$2,836	$3,646

Colorado Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Colorado	2.9%	10%

Colorado Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Colorado	4.4%	4.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$26.81	$24.26	10.5%
Beauty Salon	$50.45	$45.56	10.7%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.1%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	1.1%
Movie	$14.70	$12.13	21.1%
Bowling	$21.40	$18.00	18.9%

Groceries

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.23	$5.84	10.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.40	$1.57	11.2%
Milk	$4.74	$4.67	1.4%
Potatoes	$4.30	$4.93	12.9%
Pizza	$12.87	$12.09	6.5%
Beer	$10.67	$10.41	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$121.38	$125.68	3.4%
Doctor	$116.64	$135.78	14.1%
Dentist	$126.27	$113.29	11.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.88	$10.65	2.1%
Lipitor	$447.94	$468.60	4.4%

Housing

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$322,200.00	$184,700.00	74.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,151.90	$2,346.69	34.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,401.00	$949.00	47.6%

Transportation

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.67	$3.46	5.9%
Tire Balancing	$60.05	$59.92	0.2%

Utilities

Item	Aurora	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$145.02	$193.99	25.2%
Phone	$194.36	$192.25	1.1%

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.
Glendale CDP, CO	78	102	2.3%
North Washington, CO	663	95	4.5%
Derby, CO	9,156	106	5.9%
Welby, CO	15,372	111	10.6%
Glendale, CO	5,186	114	13.9%
Aurora, CO	379,434	122	21.6%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bakersfield, CA	379,879	121	20.6%
Cleveland, OH	383,331	83	17.4%
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New Orleans, LA	391,249	106	6.0%
Tampa, FL	395,912	107	7.5%
Aurora, CO	379,434	122	21.6%