Cost Of Living in Bedford, 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	Bedford	Kentucky	National
Cost of living	84	90	100
Goods & Services	102	101	100
Groceries	102	101	100
Health care	103	84	100
Housing	44	70	100
Transportation	102	92	100
Utilities	100	104	100

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The cost of living in Bedford is 7% lower than the Kentucky average
The cost of living in Bedford is 16% lower than the national average
Bedford housing is 56% 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	$25,750	$2,146	$601	$773
Renters	$32,500	$2,708	$758	$975

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	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.13	$24.26	3.6%
Beauty Salon	$37.93	$45.56	16.7%
Toothpaste	$3.60	$3.70	2.7%
Shampoo	$1.27	$1.28	0.6%
Movie	$14.35	$12.13	18.3%
Bowling	$17.56	$18.00	2.5%

Groceries

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.91	$5.84	1.2%
Fried Chicken	$1.72	$1.57	9.1%
Milk	$4.80	$4.67	2.7%
Potatoes	$5.05	$4.93	2.3%
Pizza	$11.92	$12.09	1.4%
Beer	$10.63	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.42	$125.68	16.1%
Doctor	$159.40	$135.78	17.4%
Dentist	$106.67	$113.29	5.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.68	$10.65	0.3%
Lipitor	$497.02	$468.60	6.1%

Housing

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$62,100.00	$184,700.00	66.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,993.26	$2,346.69	15.1%
Apartment Rent	$638.00	$949.00	32.8%

Transportation

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.27	$3.46	5.6%
Tire Balancing	$73.09	$59.92	22.0%

Utilities

Item	Bedford	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$197.10	$193.99	1.6%
Phone	$186.48	$192.25	3.0%

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.
Kent, IN	0	99	0.7%
Worthville, KY	157	78	21.7%
Prestonville, KY	184	85	14.9%
Vevay, IN	1,798	88	12.0%
Ghent, KY	560	88	12.0%
Bedford, KY	396	84	15.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
South Van Horn, AK	396	98	2.0%
Highland Lake, AL	396	102	1.8%
Blevins, AR	396	80	20.1%
Wausau, FL	396	84	16.1%
Lorimor, IA	396	77	23.0%
Bedford, KY	396	84	15.7%

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 Bedford, KY