Cost Of Living in La Jara, 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	La Jara	Colorado	National
Cost of living	89	111	100
Goods & Services	100	104	100
Groceries	98	101	100
Health care	100	100	100
Housing	65	134	100
Transportation	100	105	100
Utilities	94	91	100

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The cost of living in La Jara is 20% lower than the Colorado average
The cost of living in La Jara is 11% lower than the national average
La Jara housing is 35% lower 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	$62,250	$5,188	$1,452	$1,868
Renters	$24,813	$2,068	$579	$744

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	La Jara	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.33	$24.26	3.8%
Beauty Salon	$45.83	$45.56	0.6%
Toothpaste	$3.47	$3.70	6.2%
Shampoo	$1.22	$1.28	4.9%
Movie	$18.99	$12.13	56.5%
Bowling	$29.17	$18.00	62.0%

Groceries

Item	La Jara	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.63	$5.84	3.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.38	$1.57	12.6%
Milk	$4.69	$4.67	0.4%
Potatoes	$3.88	$4.93	21.3%
Pizza	$12.82	$12.09	6.1%
Beer	$10.59	$10.41	1.7%

Health Care

Item	La Jara	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$82.33	$125.68	34.5%
Doctor	$99.00	$135.78	27.1%
Dentist	$103.33	$113.29	8.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.75	$10.65	0.9%
Lipitor	$538.16	$468.60	14.8%

Housing

Item	La Jara	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$116,300.00	$184,700.00	37.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,880.89	$2,346.69	22.8%
Apartment Rent	$663.00	$949.00	30.1%

Transportation

Item	La Jara	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.71	$3.46	7.1%
Tire Balancing	$67.11	$59.92	12.0%

Utilities

Item	La Jara	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$155.08	$193.99	20.1%
Phone	$194.35	$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.
Conejos, CO	18	99	1.4%
Antonito, CO	730	81	18.8%
Sanford, CO	1,260	87	13.3%
Romeo, CO	306	87	13.1%
Manassa, CO	1,039	87	12.5%
La Jara, CO	880	89	11.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lyons, IN	880	84	15.5%
Pioneer Junction, MT	880	100	0.5%
Midway borough, PA	880	92	7.9%
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d'Issoudun, QC	880	n/a
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, QC	880	n/a
La Jara, CO	880	89	11.5%

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 La Jara, CO