Cost Of Living in Alta, WY

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	Wyoming	National
Cost of living	217	98	100
Goods & Services	118	98	100
Groceries	107	102	100
Health care	96	100	100
Housing	469	101	100
Transportation	100	94	100
Utilities	93	88	100

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The cost of living in Alta is 121% higher than the Wyoming average
The cost of living in Alta is 117% higher than the national average
Alta housing is 369% higher than the national average
Wyoming general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Wyoming 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	$93,333	$7,778	$2,178	$2,800
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Wyoming Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wyoming	4%	6%

Wyoming Income Tax

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

Goods & Services

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$34.17	$24.26	40.8%
Beauty Salon	$54.03	$45.56	18.6%
Toothpaste	$4.45	$3.70	20.3%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.2%
Movie	$14.00	$12.13	15.4%
Bowling	$18.03	$18.00	0.1%

Groceries

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.67	$5.84	14.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.32	$1.57	16.2%
Milk	$4.91	$4.67	5.1%
Potatoes	$4.61	$4.93	6.5%
Pizza	$12.93	$12.09	7.0%
Beer	$11.39	$10.41	9.4%

Health Care

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$134.67	$125.68	7.1%
Doctor	$144.42	$135.78	6.4%
Dentist	$109.17	$113.29	3.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.94	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$336.07	$468.60	28.3%

Housing

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$867,000.00	$184,700.00	369.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,780.77	$2,346.69	61.1%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.43	$3.46	0.8%
Tire Balancing	$60.29	$59.92	0.6%

Utilities

Item	Alta	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$177.13	$193.99	8.7%
Phone	$182.36	$192.25	5.1%

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.
Teton Village, WY	738	108	8.5%
Tetonia, ID	369	117	17.1%
Victor, ID	2,317	119	18.9%
Driggs, ID	2,454	128	28.1%
Alta, WY	294	217	116.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Cuba, AL	294	85	15.0%
Larwill, IN	294	85	15.0%
Big Clifty, KY	294	82	17.8%
Cunningham, KY	294	77	23.3%
Custer, MI	294	85	15.0%
Alta, WY	294	217	116.8%

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, WY