Dayton, ID Cost Of Living

Dayton cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Dayton	Idaho	National
Cost of living index	95	94	100
Index	Dayton	Idaho	National
Goods & Services index	99	96	100
Groceries index	104	90	100
Health care index	113	99	100
Housing index	88	88	100
Transportation index	102	109	100
Utilities index	76	94	100

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The cost of living in Dayton is 1% higher than the Idaho average.
The cost of living in Dayton is 5% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Dayton is 12% lower than the national average.
Idaho general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average.
Idaho state income tax is 28% 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	$67,813	$5,651	$1,582	$2,035
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Idaho Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Idaho	6%	8.5%

Idaho Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Idaho	1.6%	7.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.19	$16.09	11.8%
Beauty Salon	$30.34	$37.33	18.7%
Toothpaste	$3.00	$2.45	22.5%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.00	11.9%
Movie	$9.73	$10.28	5.3%
Bowling	$3.76	$4.93	23.8%

Groceries

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.91	$3.80	2.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.86	$1.40	33.2%
Milk	$1.87	$2.01	6.6%
Potatoes	$3.95	$3.01	31.2%
Pizza	$10.12	$9.89	2.4%
Beer	$7.64	$8.90	14.2%

Health Care

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$109.34	$102.16	7.0%
Doctor	$103.34	$108.36	4.6%
Dentist	$124.99	$92.53	35.1%
Ibuprofen	$9.67	$9.28	4.2%
Lipitor	$450.03	$425.82	5.7%

Housing

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$157,100.00	$184,700.00	14.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,400.37	$1,202.44	16.5%
Apartment Rent	$913.00	$949.00	3.8%

Transportation

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.32	$2.24	3.2%
Tire Balancing	$45.94	$46.29	0.8%

Utilities

Item	Dayton	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$137.79	$165.96	17.0%
Phone	$19.62	$28.68	31.6%

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.
Oxford, ID	66	84	-16%
Franklin, ID	614	88	-12%
Malad City, ID	2,040	89	-11%
Portage, UT	285	90	-10%
Preston, ID	5,252	91	-9%
Dayton, ID	501	95	-5%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sledge, MS	501	75	-25%
Grayland, WA	501	97	-3%
Molena, GA	501	86	-14%
Haysi, VA	501	83	-17%
Salton Sea Beach, CA	501	88	-12%
Dayton, ID	501	95	-5%

Source: The Dayton, ID cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Dayton, ID Cost of Living