Index | LaFayette | Kentucky | National |
Cost of living | 85 | 90 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 94 | 101 | 100 |
Groceries | 100 | 101 | 100 |
Health care | 91 | 84 | 100 |
Housing | 59 | 70 | 100 |
Transportation | 92 | 92 | 100 |
Utilities | 102 | 104 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $21,307 | $1,776 | $497 | $639 |
Renters | $58,125 | $4,844 | $1,356 | $1,744 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Kentucky | 6% | 6% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Kentucky | 4.5% | 4.5% |
Item | LaFayette | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $24.76 | $24.26 | 2.1% |
Beauty Salon | $46.01 | $45.56 | 1.0% |
Toothpaste | $3.71 | $3.70 | 0.2% |
Shampoo | $1.23 | $1.28 | 3.9% |
Movie | $13.30 | $12.13 | 9.6% |
Bowling | $19.79 | $18.00 | 9.9% |
Item | LaFayette | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $5.70 | $5.84 | 2.4% |
Fried Chicken | $1.43 | $1.57 | 8.9% |
Milk | $4.68 | $4.67 | 0.2% |
Potatoes | $5.16 | $4.93 | 4.6% |
Pizza | $10.85 | $12.09 | 10.3% |
Beer | $10.05 | $10.41 | 3.5% |
Item | LaFayette | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $96.03 | $125.68 | 23.6% |
Doctor | $116.91 | $135.78 | 13.9% |
Dentist | $104.65 | $113.29 | 7.6% |
Ibuprofen | $10.51 | $10.65 | 1.3% |
Lipitor | $460.51 | $468.60 | 1.7% |
Item | LaFayette | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $84,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 54.3% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $2,548.79 | $2,346.69 | 8.6% |
Apartment Rent | $850.00 | $949.00 | 10.4% |
Item | LaFayette | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.12 | $3.46 | 9.8% |
Tire Balancing | $57.43 | $59.92 | 4.2% |
Item | LaFayette | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $183.77 | $193.99 | 5.3% |
Phone | $218.37 | $192.25 | 13.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Cadiz, KY | 2,668 | 85 | 15.5% |
Hopkinsville, KY | 31,052 | 87 | 12.5% |
Oak Grove, KY | 7,332 | 89 | 11.0% |
Dover, TN | 1,661 | 91 | 9.5% |
Fort Campbell North, KY | 14,363 | 106 | 6.2% |
LaFayette, KY | 168 | 85 | 15.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Marshall, AK | 168 | 98 | 2.4% |
Sedgwick, AR | 168 | 79 | 21.3% |
Elgin, AZ | 168 | 152 | 52.3% |
La Junta Gardens, CO | 168 | 104 | 3.6% |
Makena, HI | 168 | 415 | 315.4% |
LaFayette, KY | 168 | 85 | 15.1% |