Branson, Colorado Cost Of Living

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27%

Overall NAT. AVG.

2%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

85%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Branson	Colorado	National
Cost of living	73	111	100
Goods & Services	98	105	100
Groceries	99	98	100
Health care	89	98	100
Housing	15	134	100
Transportation	98	105	100
Utilities	95	88	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Branson is 34% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Branson is 27% lower than the national average
Branson housing is 85% lower than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 88% 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	$35,536	$2,961	$829	$1,066
Renters	$58,750	$4,896	$1,371	$1,763

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	4.63%	4.63%

Goods & Services

Item	Branson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.50	$20.27	8.7%
Beauty Salon	$35.83	$40.39	11.3%
Toothpaste	$2.86	$2.36	21.2%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.08	4.9%
Movie	$11.33	$10.99	3.2%
Bowling	$13.39	$15.49	13.6%

Groceries

Item	Branson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.52	$4.30	5.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.24	$1.40	11.4%
Milk	$1.84	$2.20	16.5%
Potatoes	$2.54	$3.22	21.0%
Pizza	$12.32	$10.74	14.7%
Beer	$9.45	$9.60	1.6%

Health Care

Item	Branson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.57	$109.73	13.8%
Doctor	$88.33	$118.34	25.4%
Dentist	$89.71	$100.94	11.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.33	$9.93	6.1%
Lipitor	$481.67	$469.53	2.6%

Housing

Item	Branson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$27,500.00	$184,700.00	85.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,075.04	$1,229.62	12.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Branson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.93	$2.71	8.2%
Tire Balancing	$42.50	$51.86	18.0%

Utilities

Item	Branson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$155.76	$170.84	8.8%
Phone	$187.49	$187.18	0.2%

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.
Folsom, NM	46	85	15.1%
Branson, CO	55	73	27.4%

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Hope, AK	55	120	20.0%
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Jerome, AR	55	92	8.0%
Lake City, CA	55	97	3.1%
Branson, CO	55	73	27.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.