Index | Hays | Montana | National |
Cost of living | 80 | 100 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 106 | 106 | 100 |
Groceries | 104 | 104 | 100 |
Health care | 95 | 95 | 100 |
Housing | 34 | 99 | 100 |
Transportation | 91 | 91 | 100 |
Utilities | 86 | 86 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $35,156 | $2,930 | $820 | $1,055 |
Renters | $21,667 | $1,806 | $506 | $650 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Montana | 0% | 0% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Montana | 1% | 6.9% |
Item | Hays | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $18.42 | $17.49 | 5.3% |
Beauty Salon | $35.04 | $38.17 | 8.2% |
Toothpaste | $2.42 | $2.32 | 4.3% |
Shampoo | $1.11 | $1.01 | 9.7% |
Movie | $11.30 | $10.72 | 5.4% |
Bowling | $14.28 | $13.86 | 3.0% |
Item | Hays | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $3.99 | $3.90 | 2.3% |
Fried Chicken | $1.50 | $1.40 | 7.5% |
Milk | $1.91 | $1.96 | 2.7% |
Potatoes | $4.41 | $3.18 | 38.5% |
Pizza | $12.02 | $10.39 | 15.6% |
Beer | $8.54 | $9.23 | 7.5% |
Item | Hays | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $132.98 | $106.34 | 25.1% |
Doctor | $96.50 | $115.25 | 16.3% |
Dentist | $96.50 | $98.38 | 1.9% |
Ibuprofen | $8.99 | $9.26 | 2.9% |
Lipitor | $443.81 | $466.47 | 4.9% |
Item | Hays | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $58,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 68.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,677.79 | $1,273.32 | 31.8% |
Apartment Rent | $375.00 | $949.00 | 60.5% |
Item | Hays | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $2.60 | $2.59 | 0.4% |
Tire Balancing | $38.30 | $48.90 | 21.7% |
Item | Hays | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $131.71 | $167.60 | 21.4% |
Phone | $173.32 | $163.42 | 6.1% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Zortman, MT | 26 | 100 | 0% |
Lodge Pole, MT | 257 | 82 | -18% |
Hays, MT | 1,023 | 80 | -20% |
City, State | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Calmar, IA | 1,023 | 82 | -18% |
Lynnview, KY | 1,023 | 89 | -11% |
Timberlane, IL | 1,023 | 111 | 11% |
Avonmore, PA | 1,023 | 86 | -14% |
Stem, NC | 1,023 | 90 | -10% |
Hays, MT | 1,023 | 80 | -20% |