Fort Garland, CO Cost Of Living

Fort Garland 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	Fort Garland	Colorado	National
Cost of living index	82	108	100
Index	Fort Garland	Colorado	National
Goods & Services index	98	99	100
Groceries index	97	99	100
Health care index	102	103	100
Housing index	53	134	100
Transportation index	98	104	100
Utilities index	72	78	100

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The cost of living in Fort Garland is 24% lower than the Colorado average.
The cost of living in Fort Garland is 18% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Fort Garland is 47% lower than the national average.
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average.
Colorado state income tax is 108% 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	$46,364	$3,864	$1,082	$1,391
Renters	$12,841	$1,070	$300	$385

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	Fort Garland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.00	$16.09	13.0%
Beauty Salon	$31.97	$37.33	14.4%
Toothpaste	$1.76	$2.45	28.2%
Shampoo	$0.98	$1.00	1.7%
Movie	$9.85	$10.28	4.2%
Bowling	$3.34	$4.93	32.3%

Groceries

Item	Fort Garland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.78	$3.80	0.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.40	5.7%
Milk	$1.68	$2.01	16.2%
Potatoes	$2.25	$3.01	25.2%
Pizza	$8.82	$9.89	10.7%
Beer	$9.66	$8.90	8.5%

Health Care

Item	Fort Garland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.15	$102.16	4.9%
Doctor	$105.77	$108.36	2.4%
Dentist	$96.89	$92.53	4.7%
Ibuprofen	$9.39	$9.28	1.2%
Lipitor	$449.92	$425.82	5.7%

Housing

Item	Fort Garland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$93,700.00	$184,700.00	49.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$864.29	$1,202.44	28.1%
Apartment Rent	$556.00	$949.00	41.4%

Transportation

Item	Fort Garland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.14	$2.24	4.5%
Tire Balancing	$48.54	$46.29	4.9%

Utilities

Item	Fort Garland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$127.43	$165.96	23.2%
Phone	$19.01	$28.68	33.7%

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.
Blanca, CO	471	84	-16%
Fort Garland, CO	386	82	-18%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Altona, CO	386	153	53%
Butte Falls, OR	386	98	-2%
Carnelian Bay, CA	386	159	59%
Lester, WV	386	85	-15%
Crescent Valley, NV	386	88	-12%
Fort Garland, CO	386	82	-18%

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

Fort Garland, CO Cost of Living