| Index | Ouray | Colorado | National |
| Cost of living | 131 | 111 | 100 |
| Goods & Services | 99 | 104 | 100 |
| Groceries | 104 | 101 | 100 |
| Health care | 109 | 100 | 100 |
| Housing | 203 | 134 | 100 |
| Transportation | 109 | 105 | 100 |
| Utilities | 90 | 91 | 100 |
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| Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
| Owners | $63,214 | $5,268 | $1,475 | $1,897 |
| Renters | $64,620 | $5,385 | $1,508 | $1,939 |
| State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
| Colorado | 2.9% | 10% |
| State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
| Colorado | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Item | Ouray | National avg. | Difference |
| Haircut | $27.07 | $24.26 | 11.6% |
| Beauty Salon | $38.50 | $45.56 | 15.5% |
| Toothpaste | $3.65 | $3.70 | 1.5% |
| Shampoo | $1.11 | $1.28 | 13.1% |
| Movie | $10.84 | $12.13 | 10.6% |
| Bowling | $13.55 | $18.00 | 24.7% |
| Item | Ouray | National avg. | Difference |
| Ground Beef | $5.27 | $5.84 | 9.7% |
| Fried Chicken | $1.39 | $1.57 | 11.9% |
| Milk | $4.60 | $4.67 | 1.5% |
| Potatoes | $4.16 | $4.93 | 15.8% |
| Pizza | $12.49 | $12.09 | 3.3% |
| Beer | $10.74 | $10.41 | 3.2% |
| Item | Ouray | National avg. | Difference |
| Optometrist | $108.15 | $125.68 | 13.9% |
| Doctor | $121.76 | $135.78 | 10.3% |
| Dentist | $124.32 | $113.29 | 9.7% |
| Ibuprofen | $10.46 | $10.65 | 1.8% |
| Lipitor | $505.02 | $468.60 | 7.8% |
| Item | Ouray | National avg. | Difference |
| Home Price | $463,600.00 | $184,700.00 | 151.0% |
| Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,179.59 | $2,346.69 | 7.1% |
| Apartment Rent | $877.00 | $949.00 | 7.6% |
| Item | Ouray | National avg. | Difference |
| Gasoline | $3.55 | $3.46 | 2.6% |
| Tire Balancing | $56.90 | $59.92 | 5.0% |
| Item | Ouray | National avg. | Difference |
| All Electricity | $173.81 | $193.99 | 10.4% |
| Phone | $193.95 | $192.25 | 0.9% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Silverton, CO | 612 | 118 | 18.2% |
| Ridgway, CO | 1,142 | 131 | 30.7% |
| Telluride, CO | 2,059 | 132 | 31.5% |
| Portland, CO | 126 | 133 | 33.0% |
| Ophir, CO | 218 | 149 | 49.1% |
| Ouray, CO | 1,046 | 131 | 31.4% |
| City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
| Oxford, KS | 1,046 | 83 | 17.0% |
| La Monte, MO | 1,046 | 81 | 19.3% |
| Jamesport, NY | 1,046 | 159 | 59.0% |
| Chicora, PA | 1,046 | 91 | 8.5% |
| Prospect, PA | 1,046 | 94 | 5.5% |
| Ouray, CO | 1,046 | 131 | 31.4% |
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