Pagosa Springs, Colorado Cost Of Living

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Overall 7%

Goods & Services 10%

Housing 4%

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	Pagosa Springs	Colorado	National
Cost of living	93	110	100
Goods & Services	90	103	100
Groceries	96	97	100
Health care	100	104	100
Housing	96	134	100
Transportation	89	102	100
Utilities	95	86	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Pagosa Springs is 15% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Pagosa Springs is 7% lower than the national average
Pagosa Springs housing is 4% lower than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 88% 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	$38,657	$3,221	$902	$1,160
Renters	$28,333	$2,361	$661	$850

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	4.63%	4.63%

Goods & Services

Item	Pagosa Springs	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.75	$17.49	9.9%
Beauty Salon	$34.70	$38.17	9.1%
Toothpaste	$2.14	$2.32	7.8%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.01	13.0%
Movie	$9.50	$10.72	11.4%
Bowling	$11.20	$13.86	19.2%

Groceries

Item	Pagosa Springs	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.93	$3.90	0.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.00	$1.40	28.4%
Milk	$1.57	$1.96	20.0%
Potatoes	$2.03	$3.18	36.2%
Pizza	$9.59	$10.39	7.7%
Beer	$8.27	$9.23	10.4%

Health Care

Item	Pagosa Springs	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.73	$106.34	23.9%
Doctor	$138.75	$115.25	20.4%
Dentist	$79.72	$98.38	19.0%
Ibuprofen	$8.32	$9.26	10.2%
Lipitor	$487.19	$466.47	4.4%

Housing

Item	Pagosa Springs	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$193,500.00	$184,700.00	4.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,081.42	$1,273.32	15.1%
Apartment Rent	$706.00	$949.00	25.6%

Transportation

Item	Pagosa Springs	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.32	$2.59	10.6%
Tire Balancing	$45.20	$48.90	7.6%

Utilities

Item	Pagosa Springs	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$151.80	$167.60	9.4%
Phone	$183.06	$163.42	12.0%

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.
Pagosa Springs, CO	1,966	93	-7%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kealakekua, HI	1,966	159	59%
Willowbrook CDP, IL	1,966	107	7%
Drexel, NC	1,966	88	-12%
Dexter, ME	1,966	95	-5%
Granite, OK	1,965	76	-24%
Pagosa Springs, CO	1,966	93	-7%

Source: The Pagosa Springs, CO cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Pagosa Springs, CO Cost of Living

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