Stanley, Idaho Cost Of Living

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Overall 19%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 60%

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	Stanley	Idaho	National
Cost of living	119	94	100
Goods & Services	106	99	100
Groceries	96	93	100
Health care	101	96	100
Housing	160	88	100
Transportation	112	108	100
Utilities	82	82	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Stanley is 27% higher than the Idaho average
The cost of living in Stanley is 19% higher than the national average
Stanley housing is 60% 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	$28,333	$2,361	$661	$850
Renters	$22,500	$1,875	$525	$675

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	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.43	$17.49	16.8%
Beauty Salon	$37.30	$38.17	2.3%
Toothpaste	$2.21	$2.32	4.8%
Shampoo	$0.97	$1.01	4.1%
Movie	$10.92	$10.72	1.8%
Bowling	$14.40	$13.86	3.9%

Groceries

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.11	$3.90	5.4%
Fried Chicken	$0.97	$1.40	30.5%
Milk	$1.36	$1.96	30.7%
Potatoes	$1.68	$3.18	47.2%
Pizza	$9.49	$10.39	8.7%
Beer	$9.12	$9.23	1.2%

Health Care

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$130.43	$106.34	22.7%
Doctor	$124.27	$115.25	7.8%
Dentist	$88.00	$98.38	10.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.76	$9.26	5.4%
Lipitor	$486.06	$466.47	4.2%

Housing

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$383,300.00	$184,700.00	107.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,256.69	$1,273.32	1.3%
Apartment Rent	$455.00	$949.00	52.1%

Transportation

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.95	$2.59	13.9%
Tire Balancing	$55.50	$48.90	13.5%

Utilities

Item	Stanley	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$123.07	$167.60	26.6%
Phone	$167.40	$163.42	2.4%

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.
Stanley, ID	140	119	19%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Northway, AK	140	104	4%
Kinney, MN	140	86	-14%
Zenda, KS	140	101	1%
Moffett, OK	140	73	-27%
Milledgeville, OH	140	83	-17%
Stanley, ID	140	119	19%

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

Stanley, ID Cost of Living

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