Cost Of Living in Ballard, UT

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	Ballard	Utah	National
Cost of living	100	104	100
Goods & Services	102	102	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	96	91	100
Housing	99	114	100
Transportation	107	105	100
Utilities	91	95	100

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The cost of living in Ballard is 4% lower than the Utah average
The cost of living in Ballard is equal to the national average
Ballard housing is 1% lower than the national average
Utah general sales tax is 20% higher than the national average
Utah state income tax is 87% 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	$69,554	$5,796	$1,623	$2,087
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

Utah Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Utah	6.1%	8.35%

Utah Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Utah	4.85%	4.85%

Goods & Services

Item	Ballard	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.85	$24.26	14.1%
Beauty Salon	$48.42	$45.56	6.3%
Toothpaste	$3.58	$3.70	3.4%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$12.31	$12.13	1.5%
Bowling	$20.93	$18.00	16.3%

Groceries

Item	Ballard	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.79	$5.84	0.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.9%
Milk	$4.62	$4.67	1.2%
Potatoes	$4.61	$4.93	6.6%
Pizza	$12.02	$12.09	0.5%
Beer	$10.69	$10.41	2.6%

Health Care

Item	Ballard	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$119.08	$125.68	5.3%
Doctor	$128.07	$135.78	5.7%
Dentist	$99.10	$113.29	12.5%
Ibuprofen	$10.51	$10.65	1.3%
Lipitor	$546.75	$468.60	16.7%

Housing

Item	Ballard	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$170,300.00	$184,700.00	7.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,790.73	$2,346.69	18.9%
Apartment Rent	$1,100.00	$949.00	15.9%

Transportation

Item	Ballard	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.58	$3.46	3.4%
Tire Balancing	$69.63	$59.92	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Ballard	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$165.50	$193.99	14.7%
Phone	$192.69	$192.25	0.2%

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.
Whiterocks, UT	305	85	15.3%
Myton, UT	554	90	10.4%
Fort Duchesne, UT	465	95	5.5%
Neola, UT	447	99	1.5%
Roosevelt, UT	7,077	100	0.1%
Ballard, UT	1,508	100	0.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Paradis, LA	1,508	94	6.1%
Lee, MA	1,508	108	8.1%
Sebastian, TX	1,508	67	33.2%
Taft Heights, CA	1,509	104	4.5%
Del Norte, CO	1,509	87	13.1%
Ballard, UT	1,508	100	0.3%

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 Ballard, UT