Cost Of Living in Portland, CO

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33%

Overall NAT. AVG.

1%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

109%

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	Portland	Colorado	National
Cost of living	133	111	100
Goods & Services	99	104	100
Groceries	104	101	100
Health care	109	100	100
Housing	209	134	100
Transportation	109	105	100
Utilities	90	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Portland is 20% higher than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Portland is 33% higher than the national average
Portland housing is 109% higher than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 69% 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	$76,471	$6,373	$1,784	$2,294
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	4.4%	4.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Portland	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%

Groceries

Item	Portland	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%

Health Care

Item	Portland	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%

Housing

Item	Portland	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$385,700.00	$184,700.00	108.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,179.59	$2,346.69	7.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Portland	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.55	$3.46	2.6%
Tire Balancing	$56.90	$59.92	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Portland	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.81	$193.99	10.4%
Phone	$193.95	$192.25	0.9%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Ridgway, CO	1,142	131	30.7%
Ouray, CO	1,046	131	31.4%
Telluride, CO	2,059	132	31.5%
Loghill Village, CO	707	154	53.5%
Mountain Village, CO	1,776	174	73.6%
Portland, CO	126	133	33.0%

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Venetie, AK	126	136	35.7%
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Gu Oidak, AZ	126	88	12.5%
Myers Flat, CA	126	112	11.6%
Lincoln, IA	126	79	21.5%
Portland, CO	126	133	33.0%