Cost Of Living in Preston, NV

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	Preston	Nevada	National
Cost of living	97	100	100
Goods & Services	97	92	100
Groceries	98	103	100
Health care	85	92	100
Housing	n/a	104	100
Transportation	104	117	100
Utilities	94	99	100

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The cost of living in Preston is 3% lower than the Nevada average
The cost of living in Preston is 3% lower than the national average
Preston housing is 6% lower than the national average
Nevada general sales tax is 34% higher than the national average
Nevada state income tax is 100% lower 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	$0	$0	$0	$0

Nevada Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Nevada	6.85%	8.25%

Nevada Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Nevada	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Preston	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.23	$24.26	8.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.57	$45.56	28.5%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.4%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.28	17.0%
Movie	$11.81	$12.13	2.7%
Bowling	$14.33	$18.00	20.4%

Groceries

Item	Preston	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.61	$5.84	4.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.72	$1.57	9.2%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$4.62	$4.93	6.4%
Pizza	$12.39	$12.09	2.5%
Beer	$10.93	$10.41	5.0%

Health Care

Item	Preston	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.25	$125.68	22.6%
Doctor	$100.33	$135.78	26.1%
Dentist	$91.12	$113.29	19.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.61	$10.65	0.4%
Lipitor	$513.30	$468.60	9.5%

Housing

Item	Preston	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,446.69	$2,346.69	4.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Preston	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.63	$3.46	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.97	$59.92	0.1%

Utilities

Item	Preston	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.84	$193.99	10.4%
Phone	$191.46	$192.25	0.4%

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.
Lund, NV	89	97	3.0%
Preston, NV	182	97	3.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fort Green, FL	182	96	3.9%
Green Mountain, IA	182	74	26.1%
St. Marys, IA	182	92	7.9%
Berlin, IL	182	79	21.0%
Minden City, MI	182	86	14.0%
Preston, NV	182	97	3.0%

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 Preston, NV