Ironville, Kentucky Cost Of Living

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12%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

30%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Ironville	Kentucky	National
Cost of living	88	91	100
Goods & Services	99	103	100
Groceries	90	92	100
Health care	76	81	100
Housing	70	70	100
Transportation	95	103	100
Utilities	106	105	100

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The cost of living in Ironville is 2% lower than the Kentucky average
The cost of living in Ironville is 12% lower than the national average
Ironville housing is 30% lower than the national average
Kentucky general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Kentucky state income tax is 103% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$26,389	$2,199	$616	$792

Kentucky Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kentucky	6%	6%

Kentucky Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kentucky	5%	5%

Goods & Services

Item	Ironville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.92	$20.27	1.8%
Beauty Salon	$38.65	$40.39	4.3%
Toothpaste	$1.95	$2.36	17.2%
Shampoo	$0.92	$1.08	14.5%
Movie	$12.05	$10.99	9.7%
Bowling	$12.67	$15.49	18.2%

Groceries

Item	Ironville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.00	$4.30	6.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.04	$1.40	25.4%
Milk	$1.67	$2.20	24.3%
Potatoes	$2.78	$3.22	13.5%
Pizza	$10.08	$10.74	6.1%
Beer	$9.08	$9.60	5.4%

Health Care

Item	Ironville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$70.58	$109.73	35.7%
Doctor	$82.97	$118.34	29.9%
Dentist	$79.87	$100.94	20.9%
Ibuprofen	$8.95	$9.93	9.9%
Lipitor	$355.79	$469.53	24.2%

Housing

Item	Ironville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$128,900.00	$184,700.00	30.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,003.97	$1,229.62	18.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Ironville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.54	$2.71	6.3%
Tire Balancing	$49.97	$51.86	3.6%

Utilities

Item	Ironville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$184.06	$170.84	7.7%
Phone	$195.91	$187.18	4.7%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kenova, WV	3,112	80	19.7%
Catlettsburg, KY	1,866	81	19.3%
Wurtland, KY	1,159	80	20.5%
Greenup, KY	1,110	83	17.4%
Franklin Furnace, OH	1,599	80	20.1%
Ironville, KY	525	88	11.5%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
St. Paul, AK	525	107	7.2%
Avoca, AR	525	89	11.4%
Emerson, IA	525	83	17.0%
Fonda, IA	525	77	22.8%
Norway, IA	525	89	11.4%
Ironville, KY	525	88	11.5%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.