Cost Of Living in Cactus Forest, AZ

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	Cactus Forest	Arizona	National
Cost of living	94	101	100
Goods & Services	115	104	100
Groceries	103	102	100
Health care	98	94	100
Housing	54	97	100
Transportation	124	106	100
Utilities	98	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Cactus Forest is 7% lower than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Cactus Forest is 6% lower than the national average
Cactus Forest housing is 46% lower than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 4% 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	$46,129	$3,844	$1,076	$1,384
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.5%	2.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Cactus Forest	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.99	$24.26	31.9%
Beauty Salon	$51.63	$45.56	13.3%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$12.43	$12.13	2.5%
Bowling	$24.03	$18.00	33.5%

Groceries

Item	Cactus Forest	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.75	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.57	6.7%
Milk	$4.84	$4.67	3.5%
Potatoes	$4.54	$4.93	7.9%
Pizza	$13.22	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$11.37	$10.41	9.2%

Health Care

Item	Cactus Forest	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.08	$125.68	16.4%
Doctor	$126.58	$135.78	6.8%
Dentist	$108.47	$113.29	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.93	$10.65	2.6%
Lipitor	$529.92	$468.60	13.1%

Housing

Item	Cactus Forest	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$99,800.00	$184,700.00	46.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,990.52	$2,346.69	27.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Cactus Forest	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.47	$3.46	29.1%
Tire Balancing	$66.63	$59.92	11.2%

Utilities

Item	Cactus Forest	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.37	$193.99	0.3%
Phone	$184.32	$192.25	4.1%

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.
Eloy, AZ	18,306	97	3.0%
Coolidge, AZ	13,016	99	0.6%
Florence, AZ	26,777	107	6.6%
Cactus Forest, AZ	705	94	6.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Kasilof, AK	705	155	54.7%
Rio, FL	705	98	2.4%
Poulan, GA	705	83	17.1%
Dawson, IL	705	83	16.5%
Avoca, IN	705	90	10.5%
Cactus Forest, AZ	705	94	6.4%

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 Cactus Forest, AZ