Big Clifty, Kentucky Cost Of Living

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Overall 17%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 52%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Big Clifty	Kentucky	National
Cost of living	83	89	100
Goods & Services	99	100	100
Groceries	88	91	100
Health care	86	90	100
Housing	48	70	100
Transportation	99	99	100
Utilities	105	98	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Big Clifty is 7% lower than the Kentucky average
The cost of living in Big Clifty is 17% lower than the national average
Big Clifty housing is 52% lower than the national average
Kentucky general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Kentucky state income tax is 103% 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	$41,964	$3,497	$979	$1,259
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	5%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Big Clifty	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.99	$17.49	8.6%
Beauty Salon	$38.05	$38.17	0.3%
Toothpaste	$3.00	$2.32	29.2%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.01	16.4%
Movie	$11.19	$10.72	4.4%
Bowling	$3.98	$13.86	71.3%

Groceries

Item	Big Clifty	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.96	$3.90	1.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.01	$1.40	28.0%
Milk	$1.20	$1.96	38.8%
Potatoes	$4.03	$3.18	26.6%
Pizza	$8.31	$10.39	20.0%
Beer	$8.11	$9.23	12.1%

Health Care

Item	Big Clifty	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$88.44	$106.34	16.8%
Doctor	$80.22	$115.25	30.4%
Dentist	$85.29	$98.38	13.3%
Ibuprofen	$7.22	$9.26	22.1%
Lipitor	$409.70	$466.47	12.2%

Housing

Item	Big Clifty	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$88,800.00	$184,700.00	51.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,028.38	$1,273.32	19.2%
Apartment Rent	$465.00	$949.00	51.0%

Transportation

Item	Big Clifty	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.30	$2.59	11.3%
Tire Balancing	$43.03	$48.90	12.0%

Utilities

Item	Big Clifty	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.56	$167.60	5.9%
Phone	$29.84	$163.42	81.7%

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.
Bonnieville, KY	248	80	-20%
Clarkson, KY	971	82	-18%
Upton, KY	869	83	-17%
Leitchfield, KY	6,850	83	-17%
Sonora, KY	583	88	-12%
Big Clifty, KY	352	83	-17%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Bunceton, MO	352	84	-16%
Mason, IL	352	78	-22%
Garrison, IA	352	83	-17%
Northport, WA	352	88	-12%
Oktaha, OK	352	72	-28%
Big Clifty, KY	352	83	-17%

Source: The Big Clifty, KY cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.