Cost Of Living in Peridot, AZ

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19%

Overall NAT. AVG.

15%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

87%

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	Peridot	Arizona	National
Cost of living	81	101	100
Goods & Services	115	104	100
Groceries	103	102	100
Health care	98	94	100
Housing	13	97	100
Transportation	124	106	100
Utilities	98	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Peridot is 19% lower than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Peridot is 19% lower than the national average
Peridot housing is 87% lower than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 4% lower 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	$37,148	$3,096	$867	$1,115
Renters	$34,861	$2,905	$813	$1,046

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.5%	2.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Peridot	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.99	$24.26	31.9%
Beauty Salon	$51.63	$45.56	13.3%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$12.43	$12.13	2.5%
Bowling	$24.03	$18.00	33.5%

Groceries

Item	Peridot	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.75	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.57	6.7%
Milk	$4.84	$4.67	3.5%
Potatoes	$4.54	$4.93	7.9%
Pizza	$13.22	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$11.37	$10.41	9.2%

Health Care

Item	Peridot	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.08	$125.68	16.4%
Doctor	$126.58	$135.78	6.8%
Dentist	$108.47	$113.29	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.93	$10.65	2.6%
Lipitor	$529.92	$468.60	13.1%

Housing

Item	Peridot	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$23,500.00	$184,700.00	87.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,990.52	$2,346.69	27.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Peridot	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.47	$3.46	29.1%
Tire Balancing	$66.63	$59.92	11.2%

Utilities

Item	Peridot	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.37	$193.99	0.3%
Phone	$184.32	$192.25	4.1%

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.

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Cutter, AZ	151	111	10.6%
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Peridot, AZ	1,416	81	18.8%

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