Cost Of Living in La Verkin, UT

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	La Verkin	Utah	National
Cost of living	107	104	100
Goods & Services	104	102	100
Groceries	99	99	100
Health care	89	91	100
Housing	120	114	100
Transportation	105	105	100
Utilities	102	95	100

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The cost of living in La Verkin is 3% higher than the Utah average
The cost of living in La Verkin is 7% higher than the national average
La Verkin housing is 20% higher than the national average
Utah general sales tax is 20% higher than the national average
Utah state income tax is 87% 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	$55,477	$4,623	$1,294	$1,664
Renters	$41,814	$3,485	$976	$1,255

A good indicator of the general affordability of housing in La Verkin, UT, is the percentage of monthly income that should be spent on housing expenses, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). Generally speaking, no more than 28 percent of your total gross income should be spent on your housing expenses and not more than 36 percent of your gross income on total expenses, including debts. In La Verkin, the median monthly income is $55,477 for those who own their own homes. Under the standard rule, that income level would allow for $1,294 to be budgeted for housing expenses each month, at the most. Renters, on the other hand, earn about $41,814, per the median income in the area. That would allow for renters to spend up to $976 on monthly rental expenses.

Utah Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Utah	6.1%	8.35%

Utah Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Utah	4.85%	4.85%

Goods & Services

Item	La Verkin	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$20.87	$24.26	14.0%
Beauty Salon	$52.26	$45.56	14.7%
Toothpaste	$3.55	$3.70	4.2%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	7.6%
Movie	$13.03	$12.13	7.4%
Bowling	$22.87	$18.00	27.0%

Groceries

Item	La Verkin	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.57	$5.84	4.6%
Fried Chicken	$1.46	$1.57	7.0%
Milk	$4.71	$4.67	0.9%
Potatoes	$4.61	$4.93	6.6%
Pizza	$12.62	$12.09	4.4%
Beer	$10.87	$10.41	4.4%

Health Care

Item	La Verkin	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$115.64	$125.68	8.0%
Doctor	$128.89	$135.78	5.1%
Dentist	$104.11	$113.29	8.1%
Ibuprofen	$10.75	$10.65	0.9%
Lipitor	$503.46	$468.60	7.4%

Housing

Item	La Verkin	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$224,800.00	$184,700.00	21.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$3,031.92	$2,346.69	29.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,103.00	$949.00	16.2%

Transportation

Item	La Verkin	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.60	$3.46	4.0%
Tire Balancing	$74.74	$59.92	24.7%

Utilities

Item	La Verkin	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.85	$193.99	10.4%
Phone	$191.65	$192.25	0.3%

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.
Pine Valley, UT	122	102	2.0%
Virgin, UT	707	110	9.6%
Hurricane, UT	18,112	110	10.2%
Washington, UT	28,192	120	20.1%
Rockville, UT	207	123	23.1%
La Verkin, UT	4,383	107	7.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hartwell, GA	4,382	85	15.4%
Beaufort, NC	4,382	102	1.5%
Milton, NY	4,382	115	14.5%
Edgewood, OH	4,382	87	13.5%
Reminderville, OH	4,384	105	5.4%
La Verkin, UT	4,383	107	7.4%

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 La Verkin, UT