Portland, CO Cost Of Living

Portland cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Portland	Colorado	National
Cost of living index	133	108	100
Index	Portland	Colorado	National
Goods & Services index	90	99	100
Groceries index	97	99	100
Health care index	101	103	100
Housing index	228	134	100
Transportation index	100	104	100
Utilities index	87	78	100

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The cost of living in Portland is 23% higher than the Colorado average.
The cost of living in Portland is 33% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Portland is 128% higher than the national average.
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average.
Colorado state income tax is 108% 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	$48,523	$4,044	$1,132	$1,456
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Portland	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.20	$16.09	17.9%
Beauty Salon	$30.67	$37.33	17.9%
Toothpaste	$1.82	$2.45	25.7%
Shampoo	$0.87	$1.00	12.7%
Movie	$12.01	$10.28	16.8%
Bowling	$4.91	$4.93	0.5%

Groceries

Item	Portland	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.40	$3.80	15.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.33	$1.40	4.6%
Milk	$1.85	$2.01	7.6%
Potatoes	$1.80	$3.01	40.2%
Pizza	$10.81	$9.89	9.3%
Beer	$8.04	$8.90	9.6%

Health Care

Item	Portland	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$85.04	$102.16	16.8%
Doctor	$122.21	$108.36	12.8%
Dentist	$95.10	$92.53	2.8%
Ibuprofen	$9.33	$9.28	0.6%
Lipitor	$356.69	$425.82	16.2%

Housing

Item	Portland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$421,400.00	$184,700.00	128.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,278.85	$1,202.44	6.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Portland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.20	$2.24	1.8%
Tire Balancing	$47.85	$46.29	3.4%

Utilities

Item	Portland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$136.23	$165.96	17.9%
Phone	$26.79	$28.68	6.6%

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.
Mountain Village, CO	1,546	90	-10%
Ouray, CO	849	114	14%
Ridgway, CO	1,012	117	17%
Loghill Village, CO	467	135	35%
Telluride, CO	1,972	168	68%
Portland, CO	129	133	33%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Stark City, MO	129	75	-25%
Belgrade, NE	129	70	-30%
Keystone, WV	129	79	-21%
Hallett, OK	129	81	-19%
Bee, OK	129	94	-6%
Portland, CO	129	133	33%

Source: The Portland, CO cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Portland, CO Cost of Living