Cost Of Living in Alta, UT

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	Alta	Utah	National
Cost of living	211	104	100
Goods & Services	106	102	100
Groceries	100	99	100
Health care	96	91	100
Housing	464	114	100
Transportation	110	105	100
Utilities	94	95	100

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The cost of living in Alta is 103% higher than the Utah average
The cost of living in Alta is 111% higher than the national average
Alta housing is 364% higher than the national average
Utah general sales tax is 20% higher than the national average
Utah state income tax is 87% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$60,750	$5,063	$1,417	$1,823

Utah Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Utah	6.1%	8.35%

Utah Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Utah	4.85%	4.85%

Goods & Services

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.87	$24.26	14.0%
Beauty Salon	$50.33	$45.56	10.5%
Toothpaste	$3.57	$3.70	3.6%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	8.1%
Movie	$9.94	$12.13	18.1%
Bowling	$19.80	$18.00	10.0%

Groceries

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.76	$5.84	1.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.51	$1.57	4.2%
Milk	$4.65	$4.67	0.4%
Potatoes	$4.60	$4.93	6.7%
Pizza	$11.69	$12.09	3.3%
Beer	$10.59	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$125.19	$125.68	0.4%
Doctor	$117.14	$135.78	13.7%
Dentist	$85.13	$113.29	24.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.89	$10.65	2.3%
Lipitor	$528.57	$468.60	12.8%

Housing

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$1,187,500.00	$184,700.00	542.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,117.82	$2,346.69	32.9%
Apartment Rent	$434.00	$949.00	54.3%

Transportation

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.75	$3.46	8.3%
Tire Balancing	$57.07	$59.92	4.8%

Utilities

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$198.43	$193.99	2.3%
Phone	$192.11	$192.25	0.1%

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.
South Salt Lake, UT	25,125	110	9.6%
Midvale, UT	33,708	116	15.6%
White City, UT	5,792	116	16.1%
Murray, UT	48,969	119	18.9%
Pleasant Grove, UT	38,474	118	18.4%
Alta, UT	396	211	111.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South Van Horn, AK	396	98	2.0%
Highland Lake, AL	396	102	1.8%
Blevins, AR	396	80	20.1%
Wausau, FL	396	84	16.1%
Lorimor, IA	396	77	23.0%
Alta, UT	396	211	111.3%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Alta, UT