Sierra Vista, Arizona Cost Of Living

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Overall 3%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 4%

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	Sierra Vista	Arizona	National
Cost of living	97	99	100
Goods & Services	94	98	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	95	98	100
Housing	96	97	100
Transportation	105	104	100
Utilities	98	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Sierra Vista is 2% lower than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Sierra Vista is 3% lower than the national average
Sierra Vista housing is 4% lower than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 5% 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	$72,304	$6,025	$1,687	$2,169
Renters	$39,597	$3,300	$924	$1,188

The affordability of the housing market in Sierra Vista, AZ as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Sierra Vista homeowners, the median income is $72,304. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,687 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $39,597. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $924 for their rent related monthly costs.

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.59%	4.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Sierra Vista	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$11.58	$17.49	33.8%
Beauty Salon	$28.75	$38.17	24.7%
Toothpaste	$1.91	$2.32	17.8%
Shampoo	$0.85	$1.01	16.3%
Movie	$7.83	$10.72	27.0%
Bowling	$3.75	$13.86	72.9%

Groceries

Item	Sierra Vista	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.17	$3.90	7.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.13	$1.40	18.8%
Milk	$1.62	$1.96	17.6%
Potatoes	$3.54	$3.18	11.2%
Pizza	$10.09	$10.39	2.9%
Beer	$8.69	$9.23	5.9%

Health Care

Item	Sierra Vista	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$88.00	$106.34	17.2%
Doctor	$95.42	$115.25	17.2%
Dentist	$88.52	$98.38	10.0%
Ibuprofen	$10.02	$9.26	8.2%
Lipitor	$430.47	$466.47	7.7%

Housing

Item	Sierra Vista	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$178,000.00	$184,700.00	3.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,072.44	$1,273.32	15.8%
Apartment Rent	$908.00	$949.00	4.3%

Transportation

Item	Sierra Vista	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.30	$2.59	11.4%
Tire Balancing	$50.80	$48.90	3.9%

Utilities

Item	Sierra Vista	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.49	$167.60	1.1%
Phone	$26.99	$163.42	83.5%

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.
Huachuca City, AZ	2,180	85	-15%
Miracle Valley, AZ	751	85	-15%
Tombstone, AZ	1,479	85	-15%
Whetstone, AZ	2,653	89	-11%
Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ	15,768	98	-2%
Sierra Vista, AZ	44,381	97	-3%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Arlington, MA	44,408	160	60%
Hackensack, NJ	44,271	123	23%
Barnstable Town, MA	44,498	130	30%
Sayreville, NJ	44,260	121	21%
Keller, TX	44,250	115	15%
Sierra Vista, AZ	44,381	97	-3%

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