Willow, Alaska Cost Of Living

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12%

Overall NAT. AVG.

15%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

6%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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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	Willow	Alaska	National
Cost of living	112	128	100
Goods & Services	115	114	100
Groceries	124	135	100
Health care	147	154	100
Housing	94	135	100
Transportation	111	110	100
Utilities	130	155	100

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The cost of living in Willow is 12% lower than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Willow is 12% higher than the national average
Willow housing is 6% lower than the national average
Alaska general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Alaska state income tax is 100% 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	$56,488	$4,707	$1,318	$1,695
Renters	$34,375	$2,865	$802	$1,031

Alaska Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Alaska	0%	7%

Alaska Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Alaska	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Willow	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.03	$20.27	33.3%
Beauty Salon	$50.83	$40.39	25.8%
Toothpaste	$2.78	$2.36	17.8%
Shampoo	$1.16	$1.08	8.1%
Movie	$12.46	$10.99	13.4%
Bowling	$14.00	$15.49	9.6%

Groceries

Item	Willow	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.35	$4.30	24.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.88	$1.40	34.1%
Milk	$3.02	$2.20	37.2%
Potatoes	$3.83	$3.22	19.0%
Pizza	$11.16	$10.74	3.9%
Beer	$10.74	$9.60	11.9%

Health Care

Item	Willow	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$228.22	$109.73	108.0%
Doctor	$211.00	$118.34	78.3%
Dentist	$145.68	$100.94	44.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.26	$9.93	3.3%
Lipitor	$494.80	$469.53	5.4%

Housing

Item	Willow	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$150,300.00	$184,700.00	18.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,864.87	$1,229.62	51.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,178.00	$949.00	24.1%

Transportation

Item	Willow	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.12	$2.71	15.0%
Tire Balancing	$54.26	$51.86	4.6%

Utilities

Item	Willow	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$260.89	$170.84	52.7%
Phone	$187.80	$187.18	0.3%

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.
Houston, AK	2,028	113	12.9%
Meadow Lakes, AK	7,694	118	18.4%
Willow, AK	2,081	112	12.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gibbon, NE	2,081	86	13.6%
Hunter, TN	2,081	85	15.2%
Hoyt Lakes, MN	2,080	92	8.2%
Sodus, NY	2,080	86	13.9%
Portola, CA	2,082	94	5.6%
Willow, AK	2,081	112	12.3%

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