Cost Of Living in St. Mary's, CO

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Overall NAT. AVG.

4%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

100%

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	St. Mary's	Colorado	National
Cost of living	100	111	100
Goods & Services	104	104	100
Groceries	96	101	100
Health care	89	100	100
Housing	n/a	134	100
Transportation	109	105	100
Utilities	88	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in St. Mary's is 10% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in St. Mary's is equal to the national average
St. Mary's housing is 27% 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	$59,857	$4,988	$1,397	$1,796
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	St. Mary's	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.33	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$45.45	$45.56	0.3%
Toothpaste	$4.12	$3.70	11.4%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.28	6.8%
Movie	$11.09	$12.13	8.6%
Bowling	$22.22	$18.00	23.5%

Groceries

Item	St. Mary's	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.56	$5.84	4.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.89	$4.67	4.7%
Potatoes	$4.62	$4.93	6.4%
Pizza	$11.06	$12.09	8.5%
Beer	$11.34	$10.41	8.9%

Health Care

Item	St. Mary's	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.45	$125.68	12.1%
Doctor	$188.89	$135.78	39.1%
Dentist	$107.78	$113.29	4.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.80	$10.65	1.4%
Lipitor	$477.35	$468.60	1.9%

Housing

Item	St. Mary's	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,542.08	$2,346.69	8.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	St. Mary's	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.58	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$73.58	$59.92	22.8%

Utilities

Item	St. Mary's	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.00	$193.99	17.0%
Phone	$195.56	$192.25	1.7%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tabernash, CO	624	100	0.1%
Eldora, CO	352	100	0.1%
Coal Creek town, CO	308	99	0.5%
Silver Plume, CO	175	107	6.8%
Idaho Springs, CO	1,848	112	12.0%
St. Mary's, CO	416	100	0.1%

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St. Mary's, CO	416	100	0.1%