Cost Of Living in Granite, UT

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75%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

244%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; 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	Granite	Utah	National
Cost of living	175	104	100
Goods & Services	106	102	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	96	91	100
Housing	344	114	100
Transportation	110	105	100
Utilities	94	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Granite is 68% higher than the Utah average
The cost of living in Granite is 75% higher than the national average
Granite housing is 244% higher than the national average
Utah general sales tax is 20% higher than the national average
Utah state income tax is 87% 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	$105,000	$8,750	$2,450	$3,150
Renters	$23,393	$1,949	$546	$702

Utah Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Utah	6.1%	8.35%

Utah Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Utah	4.85%	4.85%

Goods & Services

Item	Granite	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.87	$24.26	14.0%
Beauty Salon	$50.33	$45.56	10.5%
Toothpaste	$3.57	$3.70	3.6%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	8.1%
Movie	$9.94	$12.13	18.1%
Bowling	$19.80	$18.00	10.0%

Groceries

Item	Granite	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.57	4.2%
Milk	$4.65	$4.67	0.4%
Potatoes	$4.60	$4.93	6.7%
Pizza	$11.69	$12.09	3.3%
Beer	$10.59	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Granite	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.19	$125.68	0.4%
Doctor	$117.14	$135.78	13.7%
Dentist	$85.13	$113.29	24.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.3%
Lipitor	$528.57	$468.60	12.8%

Housing

Item	Granite	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$635,900.00	$184,700.00	244.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,117.82	$2,346.69	32.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Granite	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.75	$3.46	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$57.07	$59.92	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Granite	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$198.43	$193.99	2.3%
Phone	$192.11	$192.25	0.1%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Magna, UT	27,029	109	8.8%
South Salt Lake, UT	25,125	110	9.6%
Kearns, UT	36,457	111	10.7%
West Valley City, UT	135,610	111	10.9%
Taylorsville, UT	59,926	113	12.8%
Granite, UT	800	175	75.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Grand Ridge, FL	800	84	16.3%
Junction City, OH	800	80	19.8%
Newton, UT	800	104	4.5%
Hingham, WI	800	101	0.9%
Warburg, AB	800	n/a
Granite, UT	800	175	75.5%