Cost Of Living in Mount Crested Butte, 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	Mount Crested Butte	Colorado	National
Cost of living	136	111	100
Goods & Services	99	104	100
Groceries	104	101	100
Health care	109	100	100
Housing	219	134	100
Transportation	109	105	100
Utilities	90	91	100

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The cost of living in Mount Crested Butte is 22% higher than the Colorado average
The cost of living in Mount Crested Butte is 36% higher than the national average
Mount Crested Butte housing is 119% higher 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	$112,266	$9,356	$2,619	$3,368
Renters	$55,595	$4,633	$1,297	$1,668

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	Mount Crested Butte	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$27.07	$24.26	11.6%
Beauty Salon	$38.50	$45.56	15.5%
Toothpaste	$3.65	$3.70	1.5%
Shampoo	$1.11	$1.28	13.1%
Movie	$10.84	$12.13	10.6%
Bowling	$13.55	$18.00	24.7%

Groceries

Item	Mount Crested Butte	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.27	$5.84	9.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.9%
Milk	$4.60	$4.67	1.5%
Potatoes	$4.16	$4.93	15.8%
Pizza	$12.49	$12.09	3.3%
Beer	$10.74	$10.41	3.2%

Health Care

Item	Mount Crested Butte	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$108.15	$125.68	13.9%
Doctor	$121.76	$135.78	10.3%
Dentist	$124.32	$113.29	9.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.46	$10.65	1.8%
Lipitor	$505.02	$468.60	7.8%

Housing

Item	Mount Crested Butte	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$466,400.00	$184,700.00	152.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,179.59	$2,346.69	7.1%
Apartment Rent	$1,328.00	$949.00	39.9%

Transportation

Item	Mount Crested Butte	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.55	$3.46	2.6%
Tire Balancing	$56.90	$59.92	5.0%

Utilities

Item	Mount Crested Butte	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.81	$193.99	10.4%
Phone	$193.95	$192.25	0.9%

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.
Marble, CO	217	137	37.4%
Crested Butte, CO	1,335	143	43.2%
Mount Crested Butte, CO	1,050	136	36.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
New Castle, KY	1,050	89	11.1%
Clarence, MO	1,050	78	22.4%
Bay Head, NJ	1,050	222	122.2%
South Corning, NY	1,050	94	6.4%
Sentinel, OK	1,050	80	19.9%
Mount Crested Butte, CO	1,050	136	36.0%

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 Mount Crested Butte, CO