Cost Of Living in Burns, WY

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	Burns	Wyoming	National
Cost of living	98	98	100
Goods & Services	101	98	100
Groceries	103	102	100
Health care	103	100	100
Housing	97	101	100
Transportation	97	94	100
Utilities	87	88	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Burns is equal to the Wyoming average
The cost of living in Burns is 2% lower than the national average
Burns housing is 3% lower than the national average
Wyoming general sales tax is 22% lower than the national average
Wyoming state income tax is 100% 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	$42,431	$3,536	$990	$1,273
Renters	$37,750	$3,146	$881	$1,133

Wyoming Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Wyoming	4%	6%

Wyoming Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Wyoming	0%	0%

Goods & Services

Item	Burns	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$28.69	$24.26	18.3%
Beauty Salon	$33.98	$45.56	25.4%
Toothpaste	$3.63	$3.70	1.9%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.7%
Movie	$10.98	$12.13	9.5%
Bowling	$15.17	$18.00	15.7%

Groceries

Item	Burns	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.98	$5.84	2.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.6%
Milk	$4.67	$4.67	0.1%
Potatoes	$4.44	$4.93	10.0%
Pizza	$12.23	$12.09	1.2%
Beer	$10.49	$10.41	0.7%

Health Care

Item	Burns	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$191.47	$125.68	52.3%
Doctor	$140.63	$135.78	3.6%
Dentist	$107.16	$113.29	5.4%
Ibuprofen	$10.59	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$485.12	$468.60	3.5%

Housing

Item	Burns	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$167,300.00	$184,700.00	9.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,154.34	$2,346.69	8.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,058.00	$949.00	11.5%

Transportation

Item	Burns	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.32	$3.46	4.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.30	$59.92	1.0%

Utilities

Item	Burns	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$154.32	$193.99	20.5%
Phone	$187.74	$192.25	2.3%

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.
Carpenter, WY	181	99	1.3%
Hillsdale, WY	0	99	1.3%
Burns, WY	453	98	1.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Boulevard, CA	453	114	14.0%
Argyle, GA	453	79	20.8%
Martin, GA	453	86	14.3%
Allerton, IA	453	76	23.6%
Riley, IN	453	89	11.0%
Burns, WY	453	98	1.8%

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 Burns, WY