Cost Of Living in Sterling, OK

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20%

Overall NAT. AVG.

10%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

51%

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	Sterling	Oklahoma	National
Cost of living	80	86	100
Goods & Services	90	91	100
Groceries	95	94	100
Health care	97	93	100
Housing	49	69	100
Transportation	94	93	100
Utilities	98	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Sterling is 7% lower than the Oklahoma average
The cost of living in Sterling is 20% lower than the national average
Sterling housing is 51% lower than the national average
Oklahoma general sales tax is 12% lower than the national average
Oklahoma state income tax is 90% 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	$70,500	$5,875	$1,645	$2,115
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Oklahoma Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Oklahoma	4.5%	11%

Oklahoma Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Oklahoma	0.25%	4.75%

Goods & Services

Item	Sterling	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.44	$24.26	24.0%
Beauty Salon	$40.04	$45.56	12.1%
Toothpaste	$3.53	$3.70	4.6%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$11.19	$12.13	7.7%
Bowling	$16.67	$18.00	7.4%

Groceries

Item	Sterling	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.10	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.6%
Milk	$4.54	$4.67	2.8%
Potatoes	$4.93	$4.93	0.1%
Pizza	$12.10	$12.09	0.1%
Beer	$9.83	$10.41	5.6%

Health Care

Item	Sterling	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.30	$125.68	5.1%
Doctor	$100.35	$135.78	26.1%
Dentist	$102.46	$113.29	9.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.38	$10.65	2.6%
Lipitor	$511.35	$468.60	9.1%

Housing

Item	Sterling	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$97,000.00	$184,700.00	47.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,086.56	$2,346.69	11.1%
Apartment Rent	$375.00	$949.00	60.5%

Transportation

Item	Sterling	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.10	$3.46	10.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.19	$59.92	3.8%

Utilities

Item	Sterling	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.99	$193.99	5.7%
Phone	$193.02	$192.25	0.4%

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.

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cement, OK	440	77	22.6%
Rush Springs, OK	1,101	78	22.3%
Apache, OK	1,313	80	20.3%
Cyril, OK	932	81	18.8%
Marlow, OK	4,455	84	16.4%
Sterling, OK	680	80	20.3%

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Reynolds, IL	680	92	7.9%
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Sterling, OK	680	80	20.3%