Cost Of Living in Auburn, 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	Auburn	Kentucky	National
Cost of living	85	90	100
Goods & Services	94	101	100
Groceries	100	101	100
Health care	91	84	100
Housing	60	70	100
Transportation	92	92	100
Utilities	102	104	100

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The cost of living in Auburn is 6% lower than the Kentucky average
The cost of living in Auburn is 15% lower than the national average
Auburn housing is 40% 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	$38,750	$3,229	$904	$1,163
Renters	$31,897	$2,658	$744	$957

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	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$24.76	$24.26	2.1%
Beauty Salon	$46.01	$45.56	1.0%
Toothpaste	$3.71	$3.70	0.2%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$13.30	$12.13	9.6%
Bowling	$19.79	$18.00	9.9%

Groceries

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.70	$5.84	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.43	$1.57	8.9%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.2%
Potatoes	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%
Pizza	$10.85	$12.09	10.3%
Beer	$10.05	$10.41	3.5%

Health Care

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$96.03	$125.68	23.6%
Doctor	$116.91	$135.78	13.9%
Dentist	$104.65	$113.29	7.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.51	$10.65	1.3%
Lipitor	$460.51	$468.60	1.7%

Housing

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$96,300.00	$184,700.00	47.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,548.79	$2,346.69	8.6%
Apartment Rent	$736.00	$949.00	22.4%

Transportation

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.12	$3.46	9.8%
Tire Balancing	$57.43	$59.92	4.2%

Utilities

Item	Auburn	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$183.77	$193.99	5.3%
Phone	$218.37	$192.25	13.6%

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.
Adairville, KY	872	81	18.8%
Lewisburg, KY	924	82	18.3%
Russellville, KY	7,056	84	16.2%
Dunmor, KY	169	89	11.3%
Franklin, KY	8,909	89	11.3%
Auburn, KY	1,463	85	14.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Slater, IA	1,463	96	4.1%
Chevy Chase Heights, PA	1,463	90	10.3%
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, QC	1,463	n/a
Lions Bay, BC	1,463	n/a
Gordo, AL	1,464	87	13.3%
Auburn, KY	1,463	85	14.9%

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 Auburn, KY