Cost Of Living in Leitchfield, KY

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	Leitchfield	Kentucky	National
Cost of living	88	90	100
Goods & Services	100	101	100
Groceries	95	101	100
Health care	88	84	100
Housing	59	70	100
Transportation	91	92	100
Utilities	121	104	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Leitchfield is 3% lower than the Kentucky average
The cost of living in Leitchfield is 12% lower than the national average
Leitchfield housing is 41% lower than the national average
Kentucky general sales tax is 18% higher than the national average
Kentucky state income tax is 73% 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	$41,667	$3,472	$972	$1,250
Renters	$26,111	$2,176	$609	$783

The affordability of the housing market in Leitchfield, KY as well as the overall cost of living can be predicted by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should be spent on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Leitchfield homeowners, the median income is $41,667. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $972 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $26,111. This indicates that renters would have a maximum of $609 for their rent related monthly costs.

Kentucky Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Kentucky	6%	6%

Kentucky Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Kentucky	4.5%	4.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Leitchfield	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$25.34	$24.26	4.4%
Beauty Salon	$44.12	$45.56	3.2%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.23	$1.28	3.9%
Movie	$13.11	$12.13	8.1%
Bowling	$16.17	$18.00	10.2%

Groceries

Item	Leitchfield	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.74	$5.84	1.8%
Fried Chicken	$1.37	$1.57	13.2%
Milk	$4.50	$4.67	3.7%
Potatoes	$5.13	$4.93	3.9%
Pizza	$11.24	$12.09	7.0%
Beer	$9.75	$10.41	6.4%

Health Care

Item	Leitchfield	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$94.06	$125.68	25.2%
Doctor	$105.07	$135.78	22.6%
Dentist	$103.51	$113.29	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.26	$10.65	3.7%
Lipitor	$470.38	$468.60	0.4%

Housing

Item	Leitchfield	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$109,100.00	$184,700.00	40.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,772.15	$2,346.69	24.5%
Apartment Rent	$555.00	$949.00	41.5%

Transportation

Item	Leitchfield	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.25	$3.46	6.1%
Tire Balancing	$50.23	$59.92	16.2%

Utilities

Item	Leitchfield	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$259.32	$193.99	33.7%
Phone	$189.86	$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.
Big Clifty, KY	294	82	17.8%
Clarkson, KY	1,468	84	15.9%
Caneyville, KY	554	87	13.1%
Leitchfield, KY	6,789	88	12.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Hardeeville, SC	6,788	121	20.8%
Osceola, AR	6,786	81	18.5%
Thurmont, MD	6,783	114	14.1%
Lochbuie, CO	6,795	112	12.5%
St. Albans, VT	6,796	106	6.1%
Leitchfield, KY	6,789	88	12.2%

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 Leitchfield, KY