Briargate, Colorado Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 50%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from C2ER in January, 2021; 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	Briargate	Colorado Springs	Colorado
Cost of living	119	108	111
Goods & Services	110	110	105
Groceries	101	101	98
Health care	100	100	98
Housing	150	114	134
Transportation	103	103	105
Utilities	99	99	88

Key findings

The cost of living in Briargate is 7% higher than the Colorado Springs average
The cost of living in Briargate is 19% higher than the national average
Briargate housing is 50% 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)
Household	$84,108	$7,009	$1,962	$2,523

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	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.24	$20.27	24.5%
Beauty Salon	$45.60	$40.39	12.9%
Toothpaste	$1.96	$2.36	16.8%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.08	5.5%
Movie	$10.73	$10.99	2.3%
Bowling	$15.29	$15.49	1.3%

Groceries

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.10	$4.30	4.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.19	$1.40	15.2%
Milk	$1.75	$2.20	20.4%
Potatoes	$2.58	$3.22	19.9%
Pizza	$11.21	$10.74	4.4%
Beer	$9.33	$9.60	2.8%

Health Care

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$112.79	$109.73	2.8%
Doctor	$119.60	$118.34	1.1%
Dentist	$100.70	$100.94	0.2%
Ibuprofen	$9.29	$9.93	6.5%
Lipitor	$475.12	$469.53	1.2%

Housing

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$222,100.00	$184,700.00	20.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,372.91	$1,229.62	11.7%
Apartment Rent	$958.00	$949.00	0.9%

Transportation

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.81	$2.71	3.8%
Tire Balancing	$52.65	$51.86	1.5%

Utilities

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.45	$170.84	0.8%
Phone	$185.54	$187.18	0.9%

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.
Peyton, CO	334	94	-6%
Stratmoor, CO	5,821	99	-1%
Cimarron Hills, CO	17,240	101	1%
Security-Widefield, CO	34,956	105	5%
Green Mountain Falls, CO	644	106	6%
Colorado Springs, CO	448,759	108	8%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Virginia Beach, VA	449,733	111	11%
Omaha, NE	443,072	92	-8%
Raleigh, NC	441,326	100	0%
Atlanta, GA	456,378	107	7%
Miami, FL	432,622	111	11%
Colorado Springs, CO	448,759	108	8%

Source: The Briargate, Colorado Springs, CO cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2020.

Briargate, Colorado Springs, CO Cost of Living