Cost Of Living in Pathfork, 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	Pathfork	Kentucky	National
Cost of living	70	90	100
Goods & Services	93	101	100
Groceries	95	101	100
Health care	88	84	100
Housing	17	70	100
Transportation	82	92	100
Utilities	99	104	100

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The cost of living in Pathfork is 23% lower than the Kentucky average
The cost of living in Pathfork is 30% lower than the national average
Pathfork housing is 83% 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	$7,935	$661	$185	$238

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	Pathfork	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$23.91	$24.26	1.4%
Beauty Salon	$45.13	$45.56	0.9%
Toothpaste	$3.58	$3.70	3.4%
Shampoo	$1.19	$1.28	7.3%
Movie	$14.09	$12.13	16.1%
Bowling	$19.33	$18.00	7.4%

Groceries

Item	Pathfork	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.20	$5.84	6.1%
Fried Chicken	$1.66	$1.57	5.3%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.0%
Potatoes	$5.02	$4.93	1.7%
Pizza	$11.91	$12.09	1.5%
Beer	$9.97	$10.41	4.2%

Health Care

Item	Pathfork	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$87.33	$125.68	30.5%
Doctor	$108.51	$135.78	20.1%
Dentist	$96.95	$113.29	14.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$471.32	$468.60	0.6%

Housing

Item	Pathfork	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$31,200.00	$184,700.00	83.1%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,808.85	$2,346.69	22.9%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Pathfork	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.08	$3.46	10.9%
Tire Balancing	$51.47	$59.92	14.1%

Utilities

Item	Pathfork	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$161.17	$193.99	16.9%
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.
Ewing, VA	152	92	7.5%
Arjay, KY	265	92	7.5%
Ages, KY	365	73	27.0%
South Wallins, KY	911	74	25.9%
Cawood, KY	489	74	25.9%
Pathfork, KY	266	70	30.2%

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Mentasta Lake, AK	266	106	6.0%
Cassel, CA	266	97	2.7%
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Pineland, FL	266	120	20.1%
Secor, IL	266	89	10.5%
Pathfork, KY	266	70	30.2%

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 Pathfork, KY