Cost Of Living in Eagle River, AK

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	Eagle River	Anchorage	Alaska
Cost of living	143	131	129
Goods & Services	117	117	120
Groceries	124	124	124
Health care	140	140	148
Housing	201	163	135
Transportation	112	112	115
Utilities	112	112	158

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The cost of living in Eagle River is 11% higher than the Anchorage average
The cost of living in Eagle River is 43% higher than the national average
Eagle River housing is 101% higher 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)
Household	$105,078	$8,757	$2,452	$3,153

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	Anchorage	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.21	$24.26	16.3%
Beauty Salon	$47.27	$45.56	3.7%
Toothpaste	$3.81	$3.70	2.9%
Shampoo	$1.31	$1.28	2.0%
Movie	$13.19	$12.13	8.7%
Bowling	$18.08	$18.00	0.5%

Groceries

Item	Anchorage	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.62	$5.84	13.3%
Fried Chicken	$2.45	$1.57	55.6%
Milk	$5.09	$4.67	9.0%
Potatoes	$5.98	$4.93	21.2%
Pizza	$12.76	$12.09	5.5%
Beer	$13.48	$10.41	29.5%

Health Care

Item	Anchorage	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$247.07	$125.68	96.6%
Doctor	$215.28	$135.78	58.6%
Dentist	$153.23	$113.29	35.3%
Ibuprofen	$12.38	$10.65	16.2%
Lipitor	$522.08	$468.60	11.4%

Housing

Item	Anchorage	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$320,100.00	$184,700.00	73.3%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,534.94	$2,346.69	50.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,310.00	$949.00	38.0%

Transportation

Item	Anchorage	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.93	$3.46	13.5%
Tire Balancing	$65.07	$59.92	8.6%

Utilities

Item	Anchorage	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$232.09	$193.99	19.6%
Phone	$189.01	$192.25	1.7%

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.
Big Lake, AK	2,769	118	18.4%
Point MacKenzie, AK	1,323	122	22.2%
Knik-Fairview, AK	17,682	124	23.7%
Anchorage, AK	292,090	131	31.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Gatineau, QC	293,695	n/a
Greensboro, NC	294,395	93	7.4%
Plano, TX	288,870	130	30.3%
Lincoln, NE	286,388	98	1.8%
Orlando, FL	284,817	110	9.9%
Anchorage, AK	292,090	131	31.4%

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

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