Rockford Bay, Idaho Cost Of Living

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Overall 31%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 91%

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	Rockford Bay	Idaho	National
Cost of living	131	94	100
Goods & Services	105	98	100
Groceries	103	91	100
Health care	118	96	100
Housing	191	88	100
Transportation	110	112	100
Utilities	101	82	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Rockford Bay is 40% higher than the Idaho average
The cost of living in Rockford Bay is 31% higher than the national average
Rockford Bay housing is 91% higher 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	$93,333	$7,778	$2,178	$2,800
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Rockford Bay	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.55	$20.27	26.0%
Beauty Salon	$42.80	$40.39	6.0%
Toothpaste	$2.72	$2.36	15.1%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.08	5.2%
Movie	$13.47	$10.99	22.6%
Bowling	$18.67	$15.49	20.5%

Groceries

Item	Rockford Bay	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.87	$4.30	13.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.13	$1.40	19.2%
Milk	$2.51	$2.20	14.1%
Potatoes	$3.22	$3.22	0.1%
Pizza	$11.22	$10.74	4.4%
Beer	$10.06	$9.60	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Rockford Bay	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$157.33	$109.73	43.4%
Doctor	$156.47	$118.34	32.2%
Dentist	$117.50	$100.94	16.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.45	$9.93	4.8%
Lipitor	$471.39	$469.53	0.4%

Housing

Item	Rockford Bay	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$352,400.00	$184,700.00	90.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,373.03	$1,229.62	11.7%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Rockford Bay	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.17	$2.71	16.9%
Tire Balancing	$51.33	$51.86	1.0%

Utilities

Item	Rockford Bay	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.14	$170.84	1.0%
Phone	$195.89	$187.18	4.7%

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.
State Line, ID	13	105	5.5%
Worley, ID	260	90	9.6%
Huetter, ID	94	91	8.9%
Plummer, ID	1,119	93	6.6%
St. Maries, ID	2,323	95	5.2%
Rockford Bay, ID	272	131	31.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Buckner, AR	272	74	26.3%
Woody Creek, CO	272	295	194.8%
Claremont, IL	272	83	17.3%
Lerna, IL	272	78	21.7%
Partridge, KS	272	80	19.6%
Rockford Bay, ID	272	131	31.1%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.