Klawock, Alaska Cost Of Living

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Overall 9%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 19%

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	Klawock	Alaska	National
Cost of living	109	128	100
Goods & Services	106	114	100
Groceries	143	135	100
Health care	155	154	100
Housing	81	135	100
Transportation	113	110	100
Utilities	136	155	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Klawock is 15% lower than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Klawock is 9% higher than the national average
Klawock housing is 19% lower than the national average
Alaska general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Alaska state income tax is 100% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$47,321	$3,943	$1,104	$1,420
Renters	$28,438	$2,370	$664	$853

Alaska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alaska	0%	7%

Alaska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alaska	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Klawock	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.42	$20.27	15.5%
Beauty Salon	$44.08	$40.39	9.1%
Toothpaste	$3.19	$2.36	35.2%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.08	11.5%
Movie	$12.25	$10.99	11.5%
Bowling	$12.69	$15.49	18.1%

Groceries

Item	Klawock	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.31	$4.30	23.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.94	$1.40	38.6%
Milk	$3.36	$2.20	52.4%
Potatoes	$3.82	$3.22	18.7%
Pizza	$11.99	$10.74	11.6%
Beer	$10.10	$9.60	5.3%

Health Care

Item	Klawock	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$231.75	$109.73	111.2%
Doctor	$227.00	$118.34	91.8%
Dentist	$158.89	$100.94	57.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.82	$9.93	19.1%
Lipitor	$458.12	$469.53	2.4%

Housing

Item	Klawock	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$155,900.00	$184,700.00	15.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,854.60	$1,229.62	50.8%
Apartment Rent	$681.00	$949.00	28.2%

Transportation

Item	Klawock	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.07	$2.71	13.2%
Tire Balancing	$57.92	$51.86	11.7%

Utilities

Item	Klawock	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$275.05	$170.84	61.0%
Phone	$195.01	$187.18	4.2%

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.
Craig, AK	1,257	117	17.5%
Klawock, AK	856	109	8.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Burlingame, KS	856	74	25.9%
Underwood, ND	856	91	8.5%
Welling, OK	856	72	28.4%
Blue Ball, PA	856	98	1.7%
Gholson, TX	856	84	15.8%
Klawock, AK	856	109	8.7%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.