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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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 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Alaska | 0% | 7% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Alaska | 0% | 0% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
Item | Ester | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.80 | $3.46 | 9.8% |
Tire Balancing | $64.35 | $59.92 | 7.4% |
Item | Ester | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $579.35 | $193.99 | 198.6% |
Phone | $187.48 | $192.25 | 2.5% |
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% |
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% |