Walsh, Colorado Cost Of Living

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Overall 21%

Goods & Services 7%

Housing 62%

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	Walsh	Colorado	National
Cost of living	79	110	100
Goods & Services	93	103	100
Groceries	98	97	100
Health care	107	104	100
Housing	38	134	100
Transportation	105	102	100
Utilities	96	86	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Walsh is 28% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Walsh is 21% lower than the national average
Walsh housing is 62% lower than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 88% 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	$43,750	$3,646	$1,021	$1,313
Renters	$19,338	$1,612	$451	$580

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	4.63%	4.63%

Goods & Services

Item	Walsh	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$14.60	$17.49	16.5%
Beauty Salon	$30.25	$38.17	20.8%
Toothpaste	$1.78	$2.32	23.3%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.01	4.8%
Movie	$9.79	$10.72	8.7%
Bowling	$8.00	$13.86	42.3%

Groceries

Item	Walsh	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$3.39	$3.90	13.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.05	$1.40	24.8%
Milk	$2.37	$1.96	20.8%
Potatoes	$2.82	$3.18	11.4%
Pizza	$10.49	$10.39	0.9%
Beer	$8.24	$9.23	10.7%

Health Care

Item	Walsh	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$126.00	$106.34	18.5%
Doctor	$85.00	$115.25	26.2%
Dentist	$134.50	$98.38	36.7%
Ibuprofen	$7.98	$9.26	13.8%
Lipitor	$486.73	$466.47	4.3%

Housing

Item	Walsh	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$64,200.00	$184,700.00	65.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,186.46	$1,273.32	6.8%
Apartment Rent	$445.00	$949.00	53.1%

Transportation

Item	Walsh	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.50	$2.59	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$60.00	$48.90	22.7%

Utilities

Item	Walsh	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$151.54	$167.60	9.6%
Phone	$187.58	$163.42	14.8%

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.
Two Buttes, CO	70	72	-28%
Vilas, CO	160	80	-20%
Walsh, CO	607	79	-21%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Arivaca, AZ	607	86	-14%
Poplar, WI	607	102	2%
South Williamson, KY	607	81	-19%
Clayton, IL	607	76	-24%
Rawlings, MD	607	96	-4%
Walsh, CO	607	79	-21%

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

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