Cost Of Living in Laporte, CO

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14%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

51%

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	Laporte	Colorado	National
Cost of living	114	111	100
Goods & Services	101	104	100
Groceries	103	101	100
Health care	103	100	100
Housing	151	134	100
Transportation	97	105	100
Utilities	87	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Laporte is 3% higher than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Laporte is 14% higher than the national average
Laporte housing is 51% 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	$78,700	$6,558	$1,836	$2,361
Renters	$29,427	$2,452	$687	$883

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	Laporte	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.69	$24.26	18.3%
Beauty Salon	$33.98	$45.56	25.4%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$10.98	$12.13	9.5%
Bowling	$15.17	$18.00	15.7%

Groceries

Item	Laporte	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.98	$5.84	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.1%
Potatoes	$4.44	$4.93	10.0%
Pizza	$12.23	$12.09	1.2%
Beer	$10.49	$10.41	0.7%

Health Care

Item	Laporte	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.47	$125.68	52.3%
Doctor	$140.63	$135.78	3.6%
Dentist	$107.16	$113.29	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.59	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$485.12	$468.60	3.5%

Housing

Item	Laporte	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$326,200.00	$184,700.00	76.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,154.34	$2,346.69	8.2%
Apartment Rent	$856.00	$949.00	9.8%

Transportation

Item	Laporte	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.32	$3.46	4.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.30	$59.92	1.0%

Utilities

Item	Laporte	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.32	$193.99	20.5%
Phone	$187.74	$192.25	2.3%

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.
Severance, CO	5,611	123	23.2%
Fort Collins, CO	166,069	127	27.5%
Wellington, CO	8,651	128	27.9%
Windsor, CO	23,679	132	31.5%
Timnath, CO	1,916	154	53.8%
Laporte, CO	2,299	114	14.3%

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Fairfield, ME	2,298	94	6.1%
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Crimora, VA	2,297	94	6.5%
Lyons, CO	2,302	154	53.6%
Laporte, CO	2,299	114	14.3%