Carson City, Nevada Cost Of Living

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Overall 5%

Goods & Services 13%

Housing 2%

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	Carson City	Nevada	National
Cost of living	105	103	100
Goods & Services	113	104	100
Groceries	100	98	100
Health care	110	105	100
Housing	102	104	100
Transportation	113	112	100
Utilities	85	92	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Carson City is 2% higher than the Nevada average
The cost of living in Carson City is 5% higher than the national average
Carson City housing is 2% higher than the national average
Nevada general sales tax is 35% higher than the national average
Nevada state income tax is 100% lower 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	$61,531	$5,128	$1,436	$1,846
Renters	$35,109	$2,926	$819	$1,053

The percentage of monthly income spent on housing related expenses can help predict the affordability of housing in Carson City, NV, 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 Carson City, homeowners have a median income of $61,531. Using that number, a maximum of $1,436 per month should be allocated to housing expenses. For those who are renting instead of owning, the median income is $35,109, which means there is a maximum of $819 to be spent on the costs of renting a home or apartment.

Nevada Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nevada	6.85%	8.25%

Nevada Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nevada	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Carson City	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.55	$17.49	0.4%
Beauty Salon	$46.47	$38.17	21.8%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$2.32	58.7%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.01	0.8%
Movie	$10.33	$10.72	3.6%
Bowling	$4.57	$13.86	67.0%

Groceries

Item	Carson City	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.52	$3.90	9.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.55	$1.40	11.1%
Milk	$2.16	$1.96	10.2%
Potatoes	$1.99	$3.18	37.5%
Pizza	$13.32	$10.39	28.2%
Beer	$8.19	$9.23	11.3%

Health Care

Item	Carson City	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.47	$106.34	2.0%
Doctor	$138.14	$115.25	19.9%
Dentist	$99.33	$98.38	1.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.44	$9.26	12.7%
Lipitor	$385.41	$466.47	17.4%

Housing

Item	Carson City	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$199,500.00	$184,700.00	8.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,275.94	$1,273.32	0.2%
Apartment Rent	$827.00	$949.00	12.9%

Transportation

Item	Carson City	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.73	$2.59	5.2%
Tire Balancing	$44.33	$48.90	9.3%

Utilities

Item	Carson City	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$113.26	$167.60	32.4%
Phone	$30.01	$163.42	81.6%

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.
Logan Creek, NV	42	106	6%
Dayton, NV	9,437	102	2%
Stateline, NV	1,083	106	6%
Gardnerville, NV	5,555	109	9%
Silver City, NV	211	110	10%
Carson City, NV	54,412	105	5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sarasota, FL	54,425	108	8%
Highland, CA	54,490	117	17%
Rosemead, CA	54,507	143	43%
Dublin, CA	54,523	189	89%
Normal, IL	54,534	97	-3%
Carson City, NV	54,412	105	5%

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

Carson City, NV Cost of Living

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