Index | Alder | Montana | National |
Cost of living | 106 | 101 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 118 | 104 | 100 |
Groceries | 107 | 103 | 100 |
Health care | 96 | 98 | 100 |
Housing | 102 | 99 | 100 |
Transportation | 100 | 109 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 93 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $31,406 | $2,617 | $733 | $942 |
Renters | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Montana | 0% | 0% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Montana | 1% | 6.75% |
Item | Alder | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $34.17 | $24.26 | 40.8% |
Beauty Salon | $54.03 | $45.56 | 18.6% |
Toothpaste | $4.45 | $3.70 | 20.3% |
Shampoo | $1.24 | $1.28 | 3.2% |
Movie | $14.00 | $12.13 | 15.4% |
Bowling | $18.03 | $18.00 | 0.1% |
Item | Alder | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.67 | $5.84 | 14.1% |
Fried Chicken | $1.32 | $1.57 | 16.2% |
Milk | $4.91 | $4.67 | 5.1% |
Potatoes | $4.61 | $4.93 | 6.5% |
Pizza | $12.93 | $12.09 | 7.0% |
Beer | $11.39 | $10.41 | 9.4% |
Item | Alder | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $134.67 | $125.68 | 7.1% |
Doctor | $144.42 | $135.78 | 6.4% |
Dentist | $109.17 | $113.29 | 3.6% |
Ibuprofen | $10.94 | $10.65 | 2.7% |
Lipitor | $336.07 | $468.60 | 28.3% |
Item | Alder | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $187,500.00 | $184,700.00 | 1.5% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $3,780.77 | $2,346.69 | 61.1% |
Apartment Rent | $0.00 | $949.00 | 100.0% |
Item | Alder | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.43 | $3.46 | 0.8% |
Tire Balancing | $60.29 | $59.92 | 0.6% |
Item | Alder | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $177.13 | $193.99 | 8.7% |
Phone | $182.36 | $192.25 | 5.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Sheridan, MT | 869 | 106 | 5.8% |
Virginia City, MT | 169 | 113 | 12.7% |
Alder, MT | 93 | 106 | 6.4% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Diomede, AK | 93 | 104 | 3.5% |
Sun Valley, AZ | 93 | 108 | 7.6% |
Glasgow, IL | 93 | 74 | 26.0% |
Sims, IN | 93 | 94 | 6.4% |
Highland Beach, MD | 93 | 174 | 73.5% |
Alder, MT | 93 | 106 | 6.4% |