Cost Of Living in Richfield, UT

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Overall NAT. AVG.

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

10%

Housing NAT. AVG.

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

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	Richfield	Utah	National
Cost of living	95	104	100
Goods & Services	97	102	100
Groceries	98	99	100
Health care	85	91	100
Housing	90	114	100
Transportation	104	105	100
Utilities	94	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Richfield is 9% lower than the Utah average
The cost of living in Richfield is 5% lower than the national average
Richfield housing is 10% lower 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	$64,554	$5,380	$1,506	$1,937
Renters	$26,563	$2,214	$620	$797

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Richfield is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Richfield has a median income of about $64,554 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,506 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $26,563. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $620 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Richfield	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$22.23	$24.26	8.4%
Beauty Salon	$32.57	$45.56	28.5%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.4%
Shampoo	$1.06	$1.28	17.0%
Movie	$11.81	$12.13	2.7%
Bowling	$14.33	$18.00	20.4%

Groceries

Item	Richfield	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.61	$5.84	4.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.72	$1.57	9.2%
Milk	$4.53	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$4.62	$4.93	6.4%
Pizza	$12.39	$12.09	2.5%
Beer	$10.93	$10.41	5.0%

Health Care

Item	Richfield	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$97.25	$125.68	22.6%
Doctor	$100.33	$135.78	26.1%
Dentist	$91.12	$113.29	19.6%
Ibuprofen	$10.61	$10.65	0.4%
Lipitor	$513.30	$468.60	9.5%

Housing

Item	Richfield	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$178,500.00	$184,700.00	3.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,446.69	$2,346.69	4.3%
Apartment Rent	$692.00	$949.00	27.1%

Transportation

Item	Richfield	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.63	$3.46	5.0%
Tire Balancing	$59.97	$59.92	0.1%

Utilities

Item	Richfield	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.84	$193.99	10.4%
Phone	$191.46	$192.25	0.4%

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.
Sigurd, UT	335	92	8.2%
Salina, UT	2,603	94	6.3%
Aurora, UT	842	95	4.6%
Fillmore, UT	2,585	95	4.6%
Monroe, UT	2,322	94	6.3%
Richfield, UT	7,813	95	5.2%

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