Index | Chester | Montana | National |
Cost of living | 84 | 101 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 90 | 104 | 100 |
Groceries | 100 | 103 | 100 |
Health care | 93 | 98 | 100 |
Housing | 62 | 99 | 100 |
Transportation | 103 | 109 | 100 |
Utilities | 93 | 93 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $55,417 | $4,618 | $1,293 | $1,663 |
Renters | $37,969 | $3,164 | $886 | $1,139 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Montana | 0% | 0% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Montana | 1% | 6.75% |
Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $15.71 | $24.26 | 35.2% |
Beauty Salon | $37.87 | $45.56 | 16.9% |
Toothpaste | $4.19 | $3.70 | 13.3% |
Shampoo | $1.16 | $1.28 | 9.2% |
Movie | $12.99 | $12.13 | 7.1% |
Bowling | $16.78 | $18.00 | 6.8% |
Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.31 | $5.84 | 8.0% |
Fried Chicken | $1.59 | $1.57 | 1.2% |
Milk | $4.55 | $4.67 | 2.5% |
Potatoes | $4.61 | $4.93 | 6.5% |
Pizza | $12.03 | $12.09 | 0.5% |
Beer | $10.57 | $10.41 | 1.5% |
Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $105.94 | $125.68 | 15.7% |
Doctor | $115.67 | $135.78 | 14.8% |
Dentist | $112.63 | $113.29 | 0.6% |
Ibuprofen | $10.57 | $10.65 | 0.7% |
Lipitor | $444.64 | $468.60 | 5.1% |
Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $114,800.00 | $184,700.00 | 37.8% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,553.45 | $2,346.69 | 33.8% |
Apartment Rent | $579.00 | $949.00 | 39.0% |
Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.37 | $3.46 | 2.5% |
Tire Balancing | $69.17 | $59.92 | 15.4% |
Item | Chester | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $176.82 | $193.99 | 8.9% |
Phone | $182.36 | $192.25 | 5.1% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Inverness, MT | 34 | 70 | 29.8% |
Joplin, MT | 242 | 84 | 16.4% |
Chester, MT | 1,076 | 84 | 15.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Douglas, AL | 1,076 | 90 | 10.1% |
Woodville, AL | 1,076 | 87 | 13.3% |
Wallace, ID | 1,076 | 90 | 9.6% |
Arkport, NY | 1,076 | 89 | 10.9% |
Baxter Estates, NY | 1,076 | 197 | 96.5% |
Chester, MT | 1,076 | 84 | 15.6% |