Cost Of Living in La Junta Gardens, CO

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2%

Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

14%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2025 and was released from C2ER in January, 2026; 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	La Junta Gardens	Colorado	National
Cost of living	102	111	100
Goods & Services	96	104	100
Groceries	99	101	100
Health care	105	106	100
Housing	114	136	100
Transportation	92	97	100
Utilities	96	88	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in La Junta Gardens is 8% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in La Junta Gardens is 2% higher than the national average
La Junta Gardens housing is 14% higher than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 69% 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	$104,423	$8,702	$2,436	$3,133
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Colorado Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Colorado	2.9%	10%

Colorado Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Colorado	4.4%	4.4%

Goods & Services

Item	La Junta Gardens	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.02	$27.62	13.0%
Beauty Salon	$42.58	$51.11	16.7%
Toothpaste	$4.00	$4.09	2.3%
Shampoo	$1.41	$1.54	8.6%
Movie	$13.06	$12.88	1.4%
Yoga	$14.61	$19.66	25.7%

Groceries

Item	La Junta Gardens	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$8.14	$7.70	5.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.54	$1.66	7.4%
Milk	$4.63	$4.73	2.2%
Potatoes	$5.49	$5.26	4.4%
Pizza	$13.93	$12.76	9.1%
Beer	$10.88	$10.55	3.1%

Health Care

Item	La Junta Gardens	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$100.42	$140.06	28.3%
Doctor	$168.11	$153.82	9.3%
Dentist	$126.55	$123.15	2.8%
Ibuprofen	$11.84	$11.73	0.9%
Lipitor	$25.16	$23.61	6.6%

Housing

Item	La Junta Gardens	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$372,773.00	$326,622.00	14.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,008.39	$2,480.25	19.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$1,444.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	La Junta Gardens	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.87	$3.06	6.2%
Tire Balancing	$57.18	$65.21	12.3%

Utilities

Item	La Junta Gardens	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$203.06	$220.12	7.7%
Phone	$198.13	$195.71	1.2%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cheraw, CO	209	80	19.7%
Rocky Ford, CO	3,965	83	16.9%
La Junta, CO	7,166	84	15.6%
Swink, CO	856	87	13.2%
North La Junta, CO	392	87	12.7%
La Junta Gardens, CO	171	102	1.7%

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La Junta Gardens, CO	171	102	1.7%