Cost Of Living in Independence, UT

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29%

Overall NAT. AVG.

6%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

89%

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	Independence	Utah	National
Cost of living	129	104	100
Goods & Services	106	102	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	96	91	100
Housing	189	114	100
Transportation	110	105	100
Utilities	94	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Independence is 24% higher than the Utah average
The cost of living in Independence is 29% higher than the national average
Independence housing is 89% 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	$124,375	$10,365	$2,902	$3,732
Renters	$130,625	$10,885	$3,048	$3,919

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	Independence	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	Independence	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	Independence	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	Independence	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$350,000.00	$184,700.00	89.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,117.82	$2,346.69	32.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Independence	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.
Copperton, UT	839	107	6.6%
Kearns, UT	36,457	111	10.7%
West Valley City, UT	135,610	111	10.9%
Taylorsville, UT	59,926	113	12.8%
Midvale, UT	33,708	116	15.6%
Independence, UT	143	129	29.1%

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Independence, UT	143	129	29.1%