San Luis, Colorado Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 54%

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	San Luis	Colorado	National
Cost of living	81	110	100
Goods & Services	96	103	100
Groceries	98	97	100
Health care	92	104	100
Housing	46	134	100
Transportation	102	102	100
Utilities	92	86	100

Key findings

The cost of living in San Luis is 26% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in San Luis is 19% lower than the national average
San Luis housing is 54% lower than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 88% 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	$27,500	$2,292	$642	$825
Renters	$11,953	$996	$279	$359

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	San Luis	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.50	$17.49	5.7%
Beauty Salon	$35.33	$38.17	7.4%
Toothpaste	$2.15	$2.32	7.4%
Shampoo	$1.09	$1.01	7.7%
Movie	$10.82	$10.72	0.9%
Bowling	$10.00	$13.86	27.9%

Groceries

Item	San Luis	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.20	$3.90	17.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.21	$1.40	13.3%
Milk	$1.69	$1.96	13.9%
Potatoes	$3.32	$3.18	4.3%
Pizza	$8.59	$10.39	17.4%
Beer	$9.24	$9.23	0.1%

Health Care

Item	San Luis	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$88.00	$106.34	17.2%
Doctor	$98.00	$115.25	15.0%
Dentist	$88.50	$98.38	10.0%
Ibuprofen	$9.31	$9.26	0.5%
Lipitor	$497.77	$466.47	6.7%

Housing

Item	San Luis	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$99,300.00	$184,700.00	46.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,146.14	$1,273.32	10.0%
Apartment Rent	$279.00	$949.00	70.6%

Transportation

Item	San Luis	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.84	$2.59	9.7%
Tire Balancing	$45.32	$48.90	7.3%

Utilities

Item	San Luis	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$143.89	$167.60	14.2%
Phone	$181.02	$163.42	10.8%

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.
San Acacio, CO	68	76	-24%
San Luis, CO	678	81	-19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Farmersville, IL	678	86	-14%
Riceboro, GA	678	82	-18%
Interlaken, NY	678	84	-16%
Millsboro, PA	678	80	-20%
Concow, CA	679	111	11%
San Luis, CO	678	81	-19%

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