Lazy Mountain, Alaska Cost Of Living

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26%

Overall NAT. AVG.

21%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

35%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; 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	Lazy Mountain	Alaska	National
Cost of living	126	130	100
Goods & Services	121	120	100
Groceries	125	134	100
Health care	151	154	100
Housing	135	135	100
Transportation	114	118	100
Utilities	118	147	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Lazy Mountain is 3% lower than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Lazy Mountain is 26% higher than the national average
Lazy Mountain housing is 35% higher 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	$73,295	$6,108	$1,710	$2,199
Renters	$25,714	$2,143	$600	$771

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	Lazy Mountain	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.63	$22.08	25.1%
Beauty Salon	$55.00	$42.88	28.3%
Toothpaste	$3.26	$2.57	27.1%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.15	3.2%
Movie	$12.53	$11.51	8.9%
Bowling	$17.33	$16.62	4.3%

Groceries

Item	Lazy Mountain	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.96	$4.98	19.6%
Fried Chicken	$2.25	$1.58	41.8%
Milk	$2.85	$2.42	17.8%
Potatoes	$3.93	$3.54	11.0%
Pizza	$12.47	$11.49	8.6%
Beer	$10.82	$10.04	7.8%

Health Care

Item	Lazy Mountain	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$252.89	$117.76	114.7%
Doctor	$228.37	$125.34	82.2%
Dentist	$152.08	$107.52	41.4%
Ibuprofen	$11.30	$10.26	10.1%
Lipitor	$513.05	$459.24	11.7%

Housing

Item	Lazy Mountain	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$268,600.00	$184,700.00	45.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,619.23	$1,697.41	54.3%
Apartment Rent	$930.00	$949.00	2.0%

Transportation

Item	Lazy Mountain	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.49	$3.85	16.7%
Tire Balancing	$63.21	$57.01	10.9%

Utilities

Item	Lazy Mountain	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$232.37	$177.27	31.1%
Phone	$188.62	$189.62	0.5%

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.
Sutton-Alpine, AK	1,343	112	12.2%
Buffalo Soapstone, AK	937	115	15.1%
Palmer, AK	7,359	117	16.5%
Knik River, AK	807	118	17.6%
Butte, AK	3,888	123	22.7%
Lazy Mountain, AK	1,644	126	26.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Derwood, MD	1,644	154	53.8%
Rocky Point, NC	1,644	88	11.6%
Forest City, PA	1,644	87	13.2%
Moscow, PA	1,644	100	0.1%
Graysville, TN	1,644	78	21.8%
Lazy Mountain, AK	1,644	126	26.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2023; this is the most current data available.