Cost Of Living in Ester, 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	Ester	Alaska	National
Cost of living	130	129	100
Goods & Services	120	120	100
Groceries	124	124	100
Health care	153	148	100
Housing	117	135	100
Transportation	109	115	100
Utilities	222	158	100

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The cost of living in Ester is 1% higher than the Alaska average
The cost of living in Ester is 30% higher than the national average
Ester housing is 17% 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$98,598	$8,217	$2,300	$2,958
Renters	$65,192	$5,433	$1,521	$1,956

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	Ester	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$32.06	$24.26	32.2%
Beauty Salon	$51.33	$45.56	12.6%
Toothpaste	$3.77	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.35	$1.28	5.7%
Movie	$16.17	$12.13	33.2%
Bowling	$17.55	$18.00	2.5%

Groceries

Item	Ester	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.57	$5.84	12.5%
Fried Chicken	$2.02	$1.57	28.4%
Milk	$5.16	$4.67	10.4%
Potatoes	$5.98	$4.93	21.2%
Pizza	$13.49	$12.09	11.6%
Beer	$13.88	$10.41	33.3%

Health Care

Item	Ester	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$274.44	$125.68	118.4%
Doctor	$243.27	$135.78	79.2%
Dentist	$169.02	$113.29	49.2%
Ibuprofen	$12.61	$10.65	18.4%
Lipitor	$536.87	$468.60	14.6%

Housing

Item	Ester	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$252,900.00	$184,700.00	36.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,423.46	$2,346.69	3.3%
Apartment Rent	$662.00	$949.00	30.2%

Transportation

Item	Ester	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.80	$3.46	9.8%
Tire Balancing	$64.35	$59.92	7.4%

Utilities

Item	Ester	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$579.35	$193.99	198.6%
Phone	$187.48	$192.25	2.5%

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.
Fox, AK	187	136	35.7%
South Van Horn, AK	396	98	2.0%
Goldstream, AK	3,315	128	28.5%
Fairbanks, AK	31,427	132	32.3%
Steele Creek, AK	7,365	134	34.1%
Ester, AK	2,174	130	30.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Earle, AR	2,174	79	21.5%
Lake Hamilton, AR	2,174	109	8.6%
Port Sulphur, LA	2,174	83	17.1%
Horse Shoe, NC	2,174	109	9.3%
Commercial Point, OH	2,174	100	0.5%
Ester, AK	2,174	130	30.0%

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 Ester, AK