Index | Blue River | Colorado | National |
Cost of living | 183 | 111 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 106 | 104 | 100 |
Groceries | 105 | 101 | 100 |
Health care | 99 | 100 | 100 |
Housing | 371 | 134 | 100 |
Transportation | 104 | 105 | 100 |
Utilities | 85 | 91 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $145,875 | $12,156 | $3,404 | $4,377 |
Renters | $103,958 | $8,663 | $2,426 | $3,119 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Colorado | 2.9% | 10% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Colorado | 4.4% | 4.4% |
Item | Blue River | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $26.81 | $24.26 | 10.5% |
Beauty Salon | $50.45 | $45.56 | 10.7% |
Toothpaste | $3.70 | $3.70 | 0.1% |
Shampoo | $1.27 | $1.28 | 1.1% |
Movie | $14.70 | $12.13 | 21.1% |
Bowling | $21.40 | $18.00 | 18.9% |
Item | Blue River | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.23 | $5.84 | 10.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.40 | $1.57 | 11.2% |
Milk | $4.74 | $4.67 | 1.4% |
Potatoes | $4.30 | $4.93 | 12.9% |
Pizza | $12.87 | $12.09 | 6.5% |
Beer | $10.67 | $10.41 | 2.5% |
Item | Blue River | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $121.38 | $125.68 | 3.4% |
Doctor | $116.64 | $135.78 | 14.1% |
Dentist | $126.27 | $113.29 | 11.5% |
Ibuprofen | $10.88 | $10.65 | 2.1% |
Lipitor | $447.94 | $468.60 | 4.4% |
Item | Blue River | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $684,700.00 | $184,700.00 | 270.7% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,151.90 | $2,346.69 | 34.3% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Blue River | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.67 | $3.46 | 5.9% |
Tire Balancing | $60.05 | $59.92 | 0.2% |
Item | Blue River | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $145.02 | $193.99 | 25.2% |
Phone | $194.36 | $192.25 | 1.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Aetna Estates, CO | 1,231 | 90 | 10.1% |
Leadville, CO | 2,731 | 108 | 7.9% |
Alma, CO | 290 | 114 | 13.9% |
Copper Mountain, CO | 455 | 114 | 14.2% |
Leadville North, CO | 2,200 | 122 | 21.6% |
Blue River, CO | 918 | 183 | 82.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Mechanicsburg, IL | 918 | 89 | 10.7% |
Lawrence, MI | 918 | 80 | 20.1% |
Leadington, MO | 918 | 88 | 11.6% |
Steele, ND | 918 | 86 | 13.9% |
Howe, OK | 918 | 80 | 20.4% |
Blue River, CO | 918 | 183 | 82.8% |