Kenwood Hill, Kentucky Cost Of Living

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Overall 12%

Goods & Services 1%

Housing 39%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; 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	Kenwood Hill	Louisville	Kentucky
Cost of living	88	93	89
Goods & Services	101	101	100
Groceries	95	95	91
Health care	102	102	90
Housing	61	78	70
Transportation	102	102	99
Utilities	94	94	98

Key findings

The cost of living in Kenwood Hill is 2% lower than the Louisville average
The cost of living in Kenwood Hill is 12% lower than the national average
Kenwood Hill housing is 39% lower than the national average
Kentucky general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Kentucky state income tax is 125% 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)
Household	$32,161	$2,680	$750	$965

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	Louisville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.16	$17.49	13.3%
Beauty Salon	$37.33	$38.17	2.2%
Toothpaste	$1.89	$2.32	18.6%
Shampoo	$0.95	$1.01	6.1%
Movie	$12.90	$10.72	20.3%
Bowling	$18.33	$13.86	32.2%

Groceries

Item	Louisville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.66	$3.90	6.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.12	$1.40	19.8%
Milk	$1.16	$1.96	40.9%
Potatoes	$3.74	$3.18	17.5%
Pizza	$10.00	$10.39	3.8%
Beer	$9.16	$9.23	0.8%

Health Care

Item	Louisville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$76.33	$106.34	28.2%
Doctor	$154.17	$115.25	33.8%
Dentist	$85.00	$98.38	13.6%
Ibuprofen	$7.99	$9.26	13.7%
Lipitor	$510.29	$466.47	9.4%

Housing

Item	Louisville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$143,100.00	$184,700.00	22.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,003.96	$1,273.32	21.2%
Apartment Rent	$748.00	$949.00	21.2%

Transportation

Item	Louisville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.86	$2.59	10.4%
Tire Balancing	$45.00	$48.90	8.0%

Utilities

Item	Louisville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$151.92	$167.60	9.4%
Phone	$177.97	$163.42	8.9%

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, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South Park View, KY	2	99	-1%
West Point, KY	930	83	-17%
Elizabeth, IN	199	86	-14%
Shively, KY	15,625	86	-14%
West Buechel, KY	1,175	86	-14%
Louisville, KY	611,573	93	-7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Las Vegas, NV	613,295	99	-1%
Oklahoma City, OK	620,015	88	-12%
Portland, OR	620,589	127	27%
Baltimore, MD	621,000	100	0%
Milwaukee, WI	598,672	88	-12%
Louisville, KY	611,573	93	-7%

Source: The Kenwood Hill, Louisville, KY cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

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