Cost Of Living in Gunnison, UT

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	Gunnison	Utah	National
Cost of living	103	104	100
Goods & Services	102	102	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	96	91	100
Housing	111	114	100
Transportation	107	105	100
Utilities	91	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Gunnison is 1% lower than the Utah average
The cost of living in Gunnison is 3% higher than the national average
Gunnison housing is 11% higher than the national average
Utah general sales tax is 20% higher than the national average
Utah state income tax is 87% 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	$80,184	$6,682	$1,871	$2,406
Renters	$32,042	$2,670	$748	$961

Utah Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Utah	6.1%	8.35%

Utah Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Utah	4.85%	4.85%

Goods & Services

Item	Gunnison	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.85	$24.26	14.1%
Beauty Salon	$48.42	$45.56	6.3%
Toothpaste	$3.58	$3.70	3.4%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$12.31	$12.13	1.5%
Bowling	$20.93	$18.00	16.3%

Groceries

Item	Gunnison	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.79	$5.84	0.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.9%
Milk	$4.62	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.61	$4.93	6.6%
Pizza	$12.02	$12.09	0.5%
Beer	$10.69	$10.41	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Gunnison	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.08	$125.68	5.3%
Doctor	$128.07	$135.78	5.7%
Dentist	$99.10	$113.29	12.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.51	$10.65	1.3%
Lipitor	$546.75	$468.60	16.7%

Housing

Item	Gunnison	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$210,100.00	$184,700.00	13.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,790.73	$2,346.69	18.9%
Apartment Rent	$977.00	$949.00	3.0%

Transportation

Item	Gunnison	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.58	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$69.63	$59.92	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Gunnison	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$165.50	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$192.69	$192.25	0.2%

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.
Fayette, UT	318	93	7.3%
Redmond, UT	694	95	4.7%
Manti, UT	3,671	98	2.5%
Mayfield, UT	387	99	1.3%
Sterling, UT	377	99	1.2%
Gunnison, UT	3,511	103	3.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Monte Sereno, CA	3,511	337	236.6%
Squaw Valley, CA	3,511	117	16.5%
Two Harbors, MN	3,511	95	5.3%
Valhalla, NY	3,511	166	65.5%
Scissors, TX	3,511	73	26.5%
Gunnison, UT	3,511	103	3.1%

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 Gunnison, UT