Cost Of Living in Eagle, CO

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	Colorado	National
Cost of living	151	111	100
Goods & Services	104	104	100
Groceries	96	101	100
Health care	89	100	100
Housing	271	134	100
Transportation	109	105	100
Utilities	88	91	100

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The cost of living in Eagle is 36% higher than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Eagle is 51% higher than the national average
Eagle housing is 171% higher than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 69% higher 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	$131,023	$10,919	$3,057	$3,931
Renters	$58,150	$4,846	$1,357	$1,745

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Eagle is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Eagle has a median income of about $131,023 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $3,057 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $58,150. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,357 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

Colorado Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Colorado	2.9%	10%

Colorado Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Colorado	4.4%	4.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Eagle	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.33	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$45.45	$45.56	0.3%
Toothpaste	$4.12	$3.70	11.4%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.28	6.8%
Movie	$11.09	$12.13	8.6%
Bowling	$22.22	$18.00	23.5%

Groceries

Item	Eagle	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.56	$5.84	4.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.89	$4.67	4.7%
Potatoes	$4.62	$4.93	6.4%
Pizza	$11.06	$12.09	8.5%
Beer	$11.34	$10.41	8.9%

Health Care

Item	Eagle	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$110.45	$125.68	12.1%
Doctor	$188.89	$135.78	39.1%
Dentist	$107.78	$113.29	4.9%
Ibuprofen	$10.80	$10.65	1.4%
Lipitor	$477.35	$468.60	1.9%

Housing

Item	Eagle	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$596,000.00	$184,700.00	222.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,542.08	$2,346.69	8.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,415.00	$949.00	49.1%

Transportation

Item	Eagle	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.58	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$73.58	$59.92	22.8%

Utilities

Item	Eagle	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.00	$193.99	17.0%
Phone	$195.56	$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.
Wolcott, CO	0	100	0.1%
Fulford, CO	0	100	0.1%
Dotsero, CO	950	111	10.9%
Gypsum, CO	7,049	131	31.1%
Edwards, CO	9,347	166	65.9%
Eagle, CO	6,896	151	51.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Heathrow, FL	6,898	129	29.2%
Clover Creek, WA	6,893	127	27.0%
Brier, WA	6,899	170	69.6%
Douro-Dummer, ON	6,892	n/a
Mila Doce, TX	6,901	70	29.8%
Eagle, CO	6,896	151	51.1%

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 Eagle, CO