Walden, Colorado Cost Of Living

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11%

Overall NAT. AVG.

3%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

37%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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	Walden	Colorado	National
Cost of living	89	111	100
Goods & Services	103	105	100
Groceries	104	98	100
Health care	98	98	100
Housing	63	134	100
Transportation	101	105	100
Utilities	84	88	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Walden is 20% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Walden is 11% lower than the national average
Walden housing is 37% lower than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 95% 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	$45,550	$3,796	$1,063	$1,367
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	Walden	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.07	$20.27	33.5%
Beauty Salon	$34.85	$40.39	13.7%
Toothpaste	$3.14	$2.36	33.2%
Shampoo	$0.88	$1.08	18.4%
Movie	$11.98	$10.99	9.1%
Bowling	$12.86	$15.49	17.0%

Groceries

Item	Walden	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.99	$4.30	16.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.90	$1.40	35.9%
Milk	$2.85	$2.20	29.3%
Potatoes	$3.21	$3.22	0.2%
Pizza	$11.80	$10.74	9.9%
Beer	$10.08	$9.60	5.0%

Health Care

Item	Walden	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$138.29	$109.73	26.0%
Doctor	$106.00	$118.34	10.4%
Dentist	$86.60	$100.94	14.2%
Ibuprofen	$11.56	$9.93	16.4%
Lipitor	$484.25	$469.53	3.1%

Housing

Item	Walden	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$107,100.00	$184,700.00	42.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,059.09	$1,229.62	13.9%
Apartment Rent	$702.00	$949.00	26.0%

Transportation

Item	Walden	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.19	$2.71	17.5%
Tire Balancing	$38.78	$51.86	25.2%

Utilities

Item	Walden	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$125.67	$170.84	26.4%
Phone	$184.38	$187.18	1.5%

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.
Walden, CO	481	89	11.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cowan, CA	481	93	6.9%
McArthur, CA	481	105	5.2%
Pendergrass, GA	481	99	1.4%
Riverdale, IA	481	97	3.0%
Kensington, KS	481	77	23.3%
Walden, CO	481	89	11.0%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.