Cost Of Living in Helper, 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	Helper	Utah	National
Cost of living	93	104	100
Goods & Services	102	102	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	96	91	100
Housing	78	114	100
Transportation	107	105	100
Utilities	91	95	100

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The cost of living in Helper is 11% lower than the Utah average
The cost of living in Helper is 7% lower than the national average
Helper housing is 22% lower 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	$55,240	$4,603	$1,289	$1,657
Renters	$56,989	$4,749	$1,330	$1,710

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	Helper	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	Helper	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	Helper	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	Helper	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$144,400.00	$184,700.00	21.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,790.73	$2,346.69	18.9%
Apartment Rent	$721.00	$949.00	24.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Helper	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.
Wellington, UT	1,501	89	10.5%
Price, UT	8,303	93	7.2%
Carbonville, UT	1,170	95	5.0%
Spring Glen, UT	1,126	96	4.1%
Kenilworth, UT	119	96	3.9%
Helper, UT	2,346	93	6.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Denmark, WI	2,346	90	10.4%
Fremont, IN	2,345	91	9.4%
Curwensville, PA	2,345	87	13.4%
Walkerton, IN	2,344	83	17.0%
Salmon Brook, CT	2,348	116	16.4%
Helper, UT	2,346	93	6.8%

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 Helper, UT