Cost Of Living in Evergreen, 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	Evergreen	Colorado	National
Cost of living	145	111	100
Goods & Services	106	104	100
Groceries	105	101	100
Health care	99	100	100
Housing	243	134	100
Transportation	104	105	100
Utilities	85	91	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Evergreen is 30% higher than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Evergreen is 45% higher than the national average
Evergreen housing is 143% 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	$132,096	$11,008	$3,082	$3,963
Renters	$58,950	$4,913	$1,375	$1,769

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Evergreen 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. Evergreen has a median income of about $132,096 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $3,082 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $58,950. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $1,375 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	Evergreen	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%

Groceries

Item	Evergreen	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%

Health Care

Item	Evergreen	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%

Housing

Item	Evergreen	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$496,000.00	$184,700.00	168.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,151.90	$2,346.69	34.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,750.00	$949.00	84.4%

Transportation

Item	Evergreen	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.67	$3.46	5.9%
Tire Balancing	$60.05	$59.92	0.2%

Utilities

Item	Evergreen	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$145.02	$193.99	25.2%
Phone	$194.36	$192.25	1.1%

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.
Lakeside, CO	6	85	14.8%
Idaho Springs, CO	1,848	112	12.0%
Black Hawk, CO	98	116	15.6%
Central City, CO	531	118	18.2%
West Pleasant View, CO	5,417	120	20.4%
Evergreen, CO	9,475	145	44.6%

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Beverly Hills, FL	9,484	84	15.7%
Hickam Housing, HI	9,463	193	93.3%
Corona de Tucson, AZ	9,492	115	15.5%
Evergreen, CO	9,475	145	44.6%

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 Evergreen, CO