Plummer, Idaho Cost Of Living

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Overall 10%

Goods & Services 2%

Housing 35%

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	Plummer	Idaho	National
Cost of living	90	94	100
Goods & Services	98	99	100
Groceries	99	93	100
Health care	115	96	100
Housing	65	88	100
Transportation	107	108	100
Utilities	99	82	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Plummer is 4% lower than the Idaho average
The cost of living in Plummer is 10% lower than the national average
Plummer housing is 35% lower than the national average
Idaho general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Idaho state income tax is 54% 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	$51,607	$4,301	$1,204	$1,548
Renters	$26,250	$2,188	$612	$788

Idaho Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Idaho	6%	8.5%

Idaho Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Idaho	1.125%	6.925%

Goods & Services

Item	Plummer	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.50	$17.49	5.8%
Beauty Salon	$32.17	$38.17	15.7%
Toothpaste	$2.42	$2.32	4.3%
Shampoo	$1.03	$1.01	1.8%
Movie	$13.74	$10.72	28.1%
Bowling	$16.25	$13.86	17.2%

Groceries

Item	Plummer	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.47	$3.90	11.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.40	1.0%
Milk	$1.57	$1.96	20.0%
Potatoes	$2.81	$3.18	11.7%
Pizza	$9.99	$10.39	3.9%
Beer	$9.46	$9.23	2.5%

Health Care

Item	Plummer	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.67	$106.34	21.9%
Doctor	$150.75	$115.25	30.8%
Dentist	$108.00	$98.38	9.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.16	$9.26	9.7%
Lipitor	$485.00	$466.47	4.0%

Housing

Item	Plummer	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$108,200.00	$184,700.00	41.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,421.30	$1,273.32	11.6%
Apartment Rent	$763.00	$949.00	19.6%

Transportation

Item	Plummer	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.81	$2.59	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$52.25	$48.90	6.9%

Utilities

Item	Plummer	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$156.86	$167.60	6.4%
Phone	$190.17	$163.42	16.4%

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.
De Smet, ID	162	82	-18%
Tensed, ID	134	83	-17%
Worley, ID	260	87	-13%
Tekoa, WA	866	88	-12%
St. Maries, ID	2,323	91	-9%
Plummer, ID	1,119	90	-10%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Farm Loop, AK	1,119	122	22%
Indio Hills, CA	1,119	115	15%
Rehoboth Beach, DE	1,119	184	84%
Falcon Lake Estates, TX	1,119	76	-24%
Manchaca, TX	1,119	104	4%
Plummer, ID	1,119	90	-10%

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

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