Cost Of Living in Belfry, KY

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4%

Overall NAT. AVG.

5%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

100%

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	Belfry	Kentucky	National
Cost of living	97	90	100
Goods & Services	95	101	100
Groceries	100	101	100
Health care	101	84	100
Housing	n/a	70	100
Transportation	94	92	100
Utilities	98	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Belfry is 7% higher than the Kentucky average
The cost of living in Belfry is 4% lower than the national average
Belfry housing is 41% lower than the national average
Kentucky general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Kentucky state income tax is 73% 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	$116,667	$9,722	$2,722	$3,500
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Kentucky Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kentucky	6%	6%

Kentucky Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kentucky	4.5%	4.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Belfry	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.78	$24.26	22.6%
Beauty Salon	$46.22	$45.56	1.4%
Toothpaste	$3.56	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	8.1%
Movie	$12.41	$12.13	2.3%
Bowling	$13.67	$18.00	24.1%

Groceries

Item	Belfry	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.57	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.0%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%
Pizza	$11.31	$12.09	6.4%
Beer	$10.19	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Belfry	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$172.33	$125.68	37.1%
Doctor	$158.83	$135.78	17.0%
Dentist	$107.83	$113.29	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$355.05	$468.60	24.2%

Housing

Item	Belfry	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,346.93	$2,346.69	42.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Belfry	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	3.0%
Tire Balancing	$52.00	$59.92	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Belfry	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.47	$193.99	2.3%
Phone	$186.09	$192.25	3.2%

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.
Freeburn, KY	265	97	3.5%
Omar, WV	367	97	3.5%
McCarr, KY	220	73	27.1%
Red Jacket, WV	255	78	22.4%
Holden, WV	677	80	20.3%
Belfry, KY	261	97	3.5%

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