Trego, Montana Cost Of Living

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Overall 11%

Goods & Services 5%

Housing 25%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Trego	Montana	National
Cost of living	111	98	100
Goods & Services	105	99	100
Groceries	103	103	100
Health care	118	101	100
Housing	125	99	100
Transportation	110	94	100
Utilities	101	88	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Trego is 13% higher than the Montana average
The cost of living in Trego is 11% higher than the national average
Trego housing is 25% higher than the national average
Montana general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Montana state income tax is 59% 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	$40,000	$3,333	$933	$1,200
Renters	$21,250	$1,771	$496	$638

Montana Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Montana	0%	0%

Montana Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Montana	1%	6.9%

Goods & Services

Item	Trego	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.55	$20.27	26.0%
Beauty Salon	$42.80	$40.39	6.0%
Toothpaste	$2.72	$2.36	15.1%
Shampoo	$1.02	$1.08	5.2%
Movie	$13.47	$10.99	22.6%
Bowling	$18.67	$15.49	20.5%

Groceries

Item	Trego	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.87	$4.30	13.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.13	$1.40	19.2%
Milk	$2.51	$2.20	14.1%
Potatoes	$3.22	$3.22	0.1%
Pizza	$11.22	$10.74	4.4%
Beer	$10.06	$9.60	4.8%

Health Care

Item	Trego	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$157.33	$109.73	43.4%
Doctor	$156.47	$118.34	32.2%
Dentist	$117.50	$100.94	16.4%
Ibuprofen	$9.45	$9.93	4.8%
Lipitor	$471.39	$469.53	0.4%

Housing

Item	Trego	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$265,700.00	$184,700.00	43.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,373.03	$1,229.62	11.7%
Apartment Rent	$760.00	$949.00	19.9%

Transportation

Item	Trego	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.17	$2.71	16.9%
Tire Balancing	$51.33	$51.86	1.0%

Utilities

Item	Trego	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$169.14	$170.84	1.0%
Phone	$195.89	$187.18	4.7%

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.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Midvale, MT	440	75	24.5%
Eureka, MT	1,280	95	5.3%
Olney, MT	200	99	1.5%
Fortine, MT	306	99	1.1%
Stryker, MT	32	108	8.1%
Trego, MT	624	111	11.3%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Parker Strip, AZ	624	104	3.7%
Loleta, CA	624	111	11.2%
Everly, IA	624	83	16.6%
Mound City, IL	624	70	30.1%
Branson West, MO	624	93	7.0%
Trego, MT	624	111	11.3%

Source: This data reflects 2021 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.