Cost Of Living in Whiteriver, AZ

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	Whiteriver	Arizona	National
Cost of living	89	101	100
Goods & Services	115	104	100
Groceries	103	102	100
Health care	98	94	100
Housing	37	97	100
Transportation	124	106	100
Utilities	98	95	100

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The cost of living in Whiteriver is 12% lower than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Whiteriver is 11% lower than the national average
Whiteriver housing is 63% lower than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 4% 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	$35,917	$2,993	$838	$1,078
Renters	$35,238	$2,937	$822	$1,057

The affordability of the housing market in Whiteriver, AZ as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Whiteriver homeowners, the median income is $35,917. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $838 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $35,238. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $822 for their rent related monthly costs.

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.5%	2.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Whiteriver	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$31.99	$24.26	31.9%
Beauty Salon	$51.63	$45.56	13.3%
Toothpaste	$3.74	$3.70	1.1%
Shampoo	$1.24	$1.28	3.3%
Movie	$12.43	$12.13	2.5%
Bowling	$24.03	$18.00	33.5%

Groceries

Item	Whiteriver	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.75	$5.84	1.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.47	$1.57	6.7%
Milk	$4.84	$4.67	3.5%
Potatoes	$4.54	$4.93	7.9%
Pizza	$13.22	$12.09	9.3%
Beer	$11.37	$10.41	9.2%

Health Care

Item	Whiteriver	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.08	$125.68	16.4%
Doctor	$126.58	$135.78	6.8%
Dentist	$108.47	$113.29	4.3%
Ibuprofen	$10.93	$10.65	2.6%
Lipitor	$529.92	$468.60	13.1%

Housing

Item	Whiteriver	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$57,700.00	$184,700.00	68.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,990.52	$2,346.69	27.4%
Apartment Rent	$485.00	$949.00	48.9%

Transportation

Item	Whiteriver	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.47	$3.46	29.1%
Tire Balancing	$66.63	$59.92	11.2%

Utilities

Item	Whiteriver	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$193.37	$193.99	0.3%
Phone	$184.32	$192.25	4.1%

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.
Turkey Creek, AZ	514	87	12.7%
North Fork, AZ	1,963	89	10.9%
Fort Apache, AZ	180	90	9.9%
Cedar Creek, AZ	513	90	9.8%
Canyon Day, AZ	1,626	90	9.7%
Whiteriver, AZ	4,081	89	11.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Sullivan, IN	4,081	87	13.0%
Herculaneum, MO	4,081	100	0.1%
Shrewsbury, NJ	4,082	180	80.4%
Lisbon Falls, ME	4,079	100	0.4%
Marine City, MI	4,083	92	7.5%
Whiteriver, AZ	4,081	89	11.4%

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 Whiteriver, AZ