Steamboat, Arizona Cost Of Living

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Overall 18%

Goods & Services 6%

Housing 74%

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	Steamboat	Arizona	National
Cost of living	82	99	100
Goods & Services	106	98	100
Groceries	101	99	100
Health care	110	98	100
Housing	26	97	100
Transportation	122	104	100
Utilities	96	103	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Steamboat is 17% lower than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Steamboat is 18% lower than the national average
Steamboat housing is 74% 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	$14,479	$1,207	$338	$434
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Steamboat	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$19.48	$17.49	11.4%
Beauty Salon	$41.44	$38.17	8.6%
Toothpaste	$2.29	$2.32	1.3%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.01	17.6%
Movie	$9.50	$10.72	11.4%
Bowling	$10.75	$13.86	22.4%

Groceries

Item	Steamboat	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.13	$3.90	19.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.40	8.9%
Milk	$2.19	$1.96	11.6%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.18	9.6%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$8.99	$9.23	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Steamboat	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$131.67	$106.34	23.8%
Doctor	$137.50	$115.25	19.3%
Dentist	$108.00	$98.38	9.8%
Ibuprofen	$8.99	$9.26	2.9%
Lipitor	$481.99	$466.47	3.3%

Housing

Item	Steamboat	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$48,500.00	$184,700.00	73.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,760.47	$1,273.32	38.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Steamboat	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.83	$2.59	9.2%
Tire Balancing	$72.00	$48.90	47.3%

Utilities

Item	Steamboat	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.39	$167.60	5.5%
Phone	$176.33	$163.42	7.9%

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.
Toyei, AZ	0	106	6%
Burnside, AZ	601	85	-15%
Cornfields, AZ	353	86	-14%
Low Mountain, AZ	641	87	-13%
Whitecone, AZ	825	87	-13%
Steamboat, AZ	293	82	-18%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Snydertown CDP, PA	293	110	10%
San Cristobal, NM	293	129	29%
Gays, IL	293	80	-20%
Chaplin, KY	293	87	-13%
Tyonek, AK	293	92	-8%
Steamboat, AZ	293	82	-18%

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

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