Cost Of Living in Southeast Colorado Springs, CO

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	Southeast Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Colorado
Cost of living	107	119	111
Goods & Services	111	111	104
Groceries	104	104	101
Health care	105	105	100
Housing	108	149	134
Transportation	104	104	105
Utilities	99	99	91

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Southeast Colorado Springs is 4% lower than the Colorado Springs average
The cost of living in Southeast Colorado Springs is 7% higher than the national average
Southeast Colorado Springs housing is 8% higher than the national average
Colorado general sales tax is 43% lower than the national average
Colorado state income tax is 69% 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)
Household	$47,922	$3,994	$1,118	$1,438

Colorado Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Colorado	2.9%	10%

Colorado Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Colorado	4.4%	4.4%

Goods & Services

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$33.33	$24.26	37.4%
Beauty Salon	$47.14	$45.56	3.5%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.4%
Shampoo	$1.29	$1.28	0.7%
Movie	$11.74	$12.13	3.2%
Bowling	$18.60	$18.00	3.3%

Groceries

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.52	$5.84	5.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.39	$1.57	11.4%
Milk	$4.69	$4.67	0.4%
Potatoes	$4.14	$4.93	16.0%
Pizza	$12.36	$12.09	2.2%
Beer	$10.75	$10.41	3.3%

Health Care

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.89	$125.68	7.8%
Doctor	$148.28	$135.78	9.2%
Dentist	$118.46	$113.29	4.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.72	$10.65	0.6%
Lipitor	$514.89	$468.60	9.9%

Housing

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$294,500.00	$184,700.00	59.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,599.40	$2,346.69	10.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,196.00	$949.00	26.0%

Transportation

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.64	$3.46	5.3%
Tire Balancing	$60.47	$59.92	0.9%

Utilities

Item	Colorado Springs	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$191.51	$193.99	1.3%
Phone	$189.92	$192.25	1.2%

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.
Stratmoor, CO	5,960	106	6.2%
Cimarron Hills, CO	18,981	112	11.6%
Security-Widefield, CO	38,645	114	14.4%
Fountain, CO	30,240	118	18.2%
Green Mountain Falls, CO	685	120	19.5%
Colorado Springs, CO	471,686	119	19.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Raleigh, NC	469,698	111	10.5%
Omaha, NE	479,529	96	4.3%
Long Beach, CA	462,081	157	57.0%
Miami, FL	461,080	124	23.8%
Kansas City, MO	491,158	94	6.2%
Colorado Springs, CO	471,686	119	19.3%

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 Southeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO