Cost Of Living in Carter, 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	Carter	Wyoming	National
Cost of living	99	98	100
Goods & Services	101	98	100
Groceries	101	102	100
Health care	88	100	100
Housing	n/a	101	100
Transportation	100	94	100
Utilities	95	88	100

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The cost of living in Carter is 1% higher than the Wyoming average
The cost of living in Carter is 1% lower than the national average
Carter housing is 2% higher 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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Price difference in compared to

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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	$0	$0	$0	$0
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Carter	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$21.35	$24.26	12.0%
Beauty Salon	$52.17	$45.56	14.5%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.7%
Shampoo	$1.17	$1.28	8.6%
Movie	$11.20	$12.13	7.7%
Bowling	$16.97	$18.00	5.7%

Groceries

Item	Carter	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.18	$5.84	5.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.42	$1.57	10.0%
Milk	$4.68	$4.67	0.2%
Potatoes	$4.61	$4.93	6.7%
Pizza	$11.99	$12.09	0.8%
Beer	$11.03	$10.41	5.9%

Health Care

Item	Carter	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.53	$125.68	9.7%
Doctor	$125.51	$135.78	7.6%
Dentist	$77.37	$113.29	31.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.71	$10.65	0.5%
Lipitor	$532.80	$468.60	13.7%

Housing

Item	Carter	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$0.00	$184,700.00	100.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,471.79	$2,346.69	5.3%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Carter	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.51	$3.46	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$58.77	$59.92	1.9%

Utilities

Item	Carter	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$176.12	$193.99	9.2%
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.
Fort Bridger, WY	100	99	0.8%
Mountain View CDP, WY	139	99	0.8%
Mountain View, WY	1,042	98	2.4%
Urie, WY	327	99	0.7%
Lyman, WY	1,723	103	3.5%
Carter, WY	0	99	0.8%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chase, AK	0	118	18.0%
Chiniak, AK	0	118	18.0%
Chisana, AK	0	136	35.7%
Dot Lake, AK	0	136	35.7%
Eureka Roadhouse, AK	0	118	18.0%
Carter, WY	0	99	0.8%

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 Carter, WY