Dragoon, Arizona Cost Of Living

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Overall 4%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 5%

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	Dragoon	Arizona	National
Cost of living	96	99	100
Goods & Services	94	99	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	95	97	100
Housing	95	97	100
Transportation	105	104	100
Utilities	98	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Dragoon is 3% lower than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Dragoon is 4% lower than the national average
Dragoon housing is 5% lower than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 5% 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	$57,500	$4,792	$1,342	$1,725
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.59%	4.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Dragoon	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.58	$18.62	37.8%
Beauty Salon	$28.75	$39.05	26.4%
Toothpaste	$1.91	$2.34	18.6%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.06	19.9%
Movie	$7.83	$10.68	26.7%
Bowling	$3.75	$14.67	74.4%

Groceries

Item	Dragoon	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.17	$4.22	1.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.13	$1.39	18.2%
Milk	$1.62	$2.05	21.1%
Potatoes	$3.54	$3.29	7.6%
Pizza	$10.09	$10.62	5.0%
Beer	$8.69	$9.38	7.4%

Health Care

Item	Dragoon	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$88.00	$108.57	18.9%
Doctor	$95.42	$116.17	17.9%
Dentist	$88.52	$99.13	10.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.02	$9.68	3.6%
Lipitor	$430.47	$466.92	7.8%

Housing

Item	Dragoon	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$175,000.00	$184,700.00	5.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,072.44	$1,197.42	10.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Dragoon	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.30	$2.22	3.3%
Tire Balancing	$50.80	$50.07	1.5%

Utilities

Item	Dragoon	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.49	$167.67	1.1%
Phone	$26.99	$175.64	84.6%

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.
St. David, AZ	1,709	89	-11%
Dragoon, AZ	109	96	-4%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Olowalu, HI	109	317	217%
Blanco, OK	109	69	-31%
Stockholm, SD	109	81	-19%
Sehili, AZ	109	90	-10%
Detroit, IL	109	100	0%
Dragoon, AZ	109	96	-4%

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