Broomfield, Colorado Cost Of Living

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17%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

69%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; 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	Broomfield	Colorado	National
Cost of living	117	109	100
Goods & Services	99	101	100
Groceries	87	97	100
Health care	88	97	100
Housing	169	134	100
Transportation	109	102	100
Utilities	76	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Broomfield is 7% higher than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Broomfield is 17% higher than the national average
Broomfield housing is 69% higher than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 95% 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	$121,702	$10,142	$2,840	$3,651
Renters	$69,065	$5,755	$1,611	$2,072

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Broomfield, 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 Broomfield, homeowners have a median income of $121,702. Using that number, a maximum of $2,840 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $69,065, which means there is a maximum of $1,611 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	4.4%	4.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Broomfield	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.33	$22.08	14.7%
Beauty Salon	$33.89	$42.88	21.0%
Toothpaste	$2.02	$2.57	21.1%
Shampoo	$1.04	$1.15	9.8%
Movie	$16.44	$11.51	42.9%
Bowling	$17.67	$16.62	6.3%

Groceries

Item	Broomfield	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.36	$4.98	12.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.18	$1.58	25.5%
Milk	$1.95	$2.42	19.5%
Potatoes	$2.23	$3.54	36.9%
Pizza	$12.05	$11.49	4.9%
Beer	$9.08	$10.04	9.5%

Health Care

Item	Broomfield	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$75.50	$117.76	35.9%
Doctor	$102.33	$125.34	18.4%
Dentist	$98.89	$107.52	8.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.49	$10.26	7.5%
Lipitor	$451.33	$459.24	1.7%

Housing

Item	Broomfield	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$450,600.00	$184,700.00	144.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,286.52	$1,697.41	34.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,711.00	$949.00	80.3%

Transportation

Item	Broomfield	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.91	$3.85	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$70.67	$57.01	24.0%

Utilities

Item	Broomfield	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$101.64	$177.27	42.7%
Phone	$192.00	$189.62	1.3%

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.
Leyner, CO	0	94	5.9%
Seven Hills, CO	127	94	5.9%
Blue Sky, CO	98	94	5.9%
Lakeside, CO	6	79	20.7%
Federal Heights, CO	13,537	80	20.1%
Broomfield, CO	69,444	117	16.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grande Prairie, AB	69,512	n/a
Granby, QC	69,530	n/a
Lynwood, CA	69,625	127	26.8%
Marysville, WA	69,629	117	17.5%
Greenville, SC	69,648	103	3.5%
Broomfield, CO	69,444	117	16.6%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.