Index | Augusta | Kentucky | National |
Cost of living | 86 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 102 | 101 | 100 |
Groceries | 102 | 101 | 100 |
Health care | 103 | 84 | 100 |
Housing | 48 | 70 | 100 |
Transportation | 102 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 100 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $74,063 | $6,172 | $1,728 | $2,222 |
Renters | $16,286 | $1,357 | $380 | $489 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Kentucky | 6% | 6% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Kentucky | 4.5% | 4.5% |
Item | Augusta | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $25.13 | $24.26 | 3.6% |
Beauty Salon | $37.93 | $45.56 | 16.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.60 | $3.70 | 2.7% |
Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 0.6% |
Movie | $14.35 | $12.13 | 18.3% |
Bowling | $17.56 | $18.00 | 2.5% |
Item | Augusta | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.91 | $5.84 | 1.2% |
Fried Chicken | $1.72 | $1.57 | 9.1% |
Milk | $4.80 | $4.67 | 2.7% |
Potatoes | $5.05 | $4.93 | 2.3% |
Pizza | $11.92 | $12.09 | 1.4% |
Beer | $10.63 | $10.41 | 2.1% |
Item | Augusta | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $105.42 | $125.68 | 16.1% |
Doctor | $159.40 | $135.78 | 17.4% |
Dentist | $106.67 | $113.29 | 5.8% |
Ibuprofen | $10.68 | $10.65 | 0.3% |
Lipitor | $497.02 | $468.60 | 6.1% |
Item | Augusta | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $90,200.00 | $184,700.00 | 51.2% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,993.26 | $2,346.69 | 15.1% |
Apartment Rent | $428.00 | $949.00 | 54.9% |
Item | Augusta | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.27 | $3.46 | 5.6% |
Tire Balancing | $73.09 | $59.92 | 22.0% |
Item | Augusta | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $197.10 | $193.99 | 1.6% |
Phone | $186.48 | $192.25 | 3.0% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Chilo, OH | 66 | 102 | 1.7% |
Moscow, OH | 94 | 85 | 15.4% |
Dover, KY | 285 | 86 | 14.4% |
Ripley, OH | 1,707 | 87 | 13.4% |
Brooksville, KY | 609 | 87 | 13.3% |
Augusta, KY | 1,329 | 86 | 14.5% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Edison, GA | 1,329 | 78 | 22.0% |
Great Bend, NY | 1,329 | 101 | 1.3% |
Plains, TX | 1,329 | 80 | 19.8% |
Ruston, WA | 1,329 | 163 | 62.7% |
Cavalier, ND | 1,328 | 85 | 15.0% |
Augusta, KY | 1,329 | 86 | 14.5% |