Cost Of Living in Hardyville, KY

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	Hardyville	Kentucky	National
Cost of living	79	90	100
Goods & Services	98	101	100
Groceries	96	101	100
Health care	84	84	100
Housing	42	70	100
Transportation	90	92	100
Utilities	88	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Hardyville is 13% lower than the Kentucky average
The cost of living in Hardyville is 21% lower than the national average
Hardyville housing is 58% lower than the national average
Kentucky general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Kentucky state income tax is 73% 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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Kentucky Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kentucky	6%	6%

Kentucky Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kentucky	4.5%	4.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Hardyville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$16.67	$24.26	31.3%
Beauty Salon	$35.81	$45.56	21.4%
Toothpaste	$3.68	$3.70	0.6%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.28	15.7%
Movie	$11.36	$12.13	6.4%
Bowling	$16.00	$18.00	11.1%

Groceries

Item	Hardyville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.08	$5.84	4.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.44	$1.57	8.2%
Milk	$4.58	$4.67	2.0%
Potatoes	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%
Pizza	$10.76	$12.09	11.0%
Beer	$9.98	$10.41	4.1%

Health Care

Item	Hardyville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$91.33	$125.68	27.3%
Doctor	$106.94	$135.78	21.2%
Dentist	$90.50	$113.29	20.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.15	$10.65	4.8%
Lipitor	$466.21	$468.60	0.5%

Housing

Item	Hardyville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$78,300.00	$184,700.00	57.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,899.91	$2,346.69	19.0%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Hardyville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.19	$3.46	7.9%
Tire Balancing	$50.61	$59.92	15.5%

Utilities

Item	Hardyville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$155.43	$193.99	19.9%
Phone	$192.18	$192.25	0.0%

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.
Summersville, KY	780	81	19.3%
Hiseville, KY	178	78	21.5%
Bonnieville, KY	267	79	21.4%
Horse Cave, KY	2,387	79	21.2%
Munfordville, KY	1,659	80	20.4%
Hardyville, KY	180	79	21.4%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Apache, AZ	180	90	9.9%
San Simon, AZ	180	80	20.0%
Alston, GA	180	84	15.5%
Rentz, GA	180	81	19.2%
Auburn, IA	180	85	15.4%
Hardyville, KY	180	79	21.4%

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 Hardyville, KY