Brighton, Colorado Cost Of Living

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Overall 1%

Goods & Services 4%

Housing 15%

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	Brighton	Colorado	National
Cost of living	101	110	100
Goods & Services	104	103	100
Groceries	84	97	100
Health care	98	104	100
Housing	115	134	100
Transportation	95	102	100
Utilities	79	86	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Brighton is 8% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Brighton is 1% higher than the national average
Brighton housing is 15% higher 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	$77,166	$6,431	$1,800	$2,315
Renters	$43,021	$3,585	$1,004	$1,291

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Brighton, CO, as well as what the overall cost of living might be. Generally, a good rule to follow is that the debt-to-income (DTI) level you want to maintain is 28 percent or less of your income on your rent or mortgage payments and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses and debts. In Brighton, homeowners have a median income of $77,166. Using that number, a maximum of $1,800 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $43,021, which means there is a maximum of $1,004 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

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	Brighton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.00	$17.49	37.2%
Beauty Salon	$35.00	$38.17	8.3%
Toothpaste	$1.79	$2.32	22.9%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.01	13.0%
Movie	$13.49	$10.72	25.8%
Bowling	$20.00	$13.86	44.3%

Groceries

Item	Brighton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.94	$3.90	1.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.48	$1.40	6.0%
Milk	$1.19	$1.96	39.4%
Potatoes	$1.97	$3.18	38.1%
Pizza	$10.99	$10.39	5.7%
Beer	$8.98	$9.23	2.7%

Health Care

Item	Brighton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.00	$106.34	1.6%
Doctor	$120.00	$115.25	4.1%
Dentist	$90.00	$98.38	8.5%
Ibuprofen	$7.97	$9.26	13.9%
Lipitor	$508.67	$466.47	9.0%

Housing

Item	Brighton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$214,000.00	$184,700.00	15.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,896.78	$1,273.32	49.0%
Apartment Rent	$1,076.00	$949.00	13.4%

Transportation

Item	Brighton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.26	$2.59	12.8%
Tire Balancing	$55.00	$48.90	12.5%

Utilities

Item	Brighton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$103.99	$167.60	38.0%
Phone	$183.87	$163.42	12.5%

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.
Blue Sky, CO	15	95	-5%
Lakeside, CO	10	80	-20%
Federal Heights, CO	12,173	80	-20%
Derby, CO	8,930	90	-10%
Fort Lupton, CO	7,814	93	-7%
Brighton, CO	36,307	101	1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lewiston, ME	36,277	100	0%
Rome, GA	36,340	88	-12%
Indian Trail, NC	36,357	102	2%
Gadsden, AL	36,235	79	-21%
Leander, TX	36,204	100	0%
Brighton, CO	36,307	101	1%

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

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