Cost Of Living in Snowflake, AZ

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	Snowflake	Arizona	National
Cost of living	102	101	100
Goods & Services	115	104	100
Groceries	102	102	100
Health care	108	94	100
Housing	89	97	100
Transportation	116	106	100
Utilities	84	95	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Snowflake is 1% higher than the Arizona average
The cost of living in Snowflake is 2% higher than the national average
Snowflake housing is 11% lower than the national average
Arizona general sales tax is 10% higher than the national average
Arizona state income tax is 4% lower 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	$60,486	$5,041	$1,411	$1,815
Renters	$43,869	$3,656	$1,024	$1,316

The percent of monthly income spent on housing can be a good indicator of the affordability of housing in Snowflake, AZ, as well as the overall cost of living. As a general rule of thumb, the debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for homeowners or renters should be not more than 28 percent of gross income to be spent on housing related costs and not more than 36 percent of income on all expenses, including debts. The median income for Snowflake homeowners, is $60,486. This would allow for a maximum of $1,411 per month to be spent on housing costs. For renters, the median monthly income is $43,869 which would result in a maximum of $1,024 to be spent on rental costs.

Arizona Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Arizona	5.6%	10.725%

Arizona Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Arizona	2.5%	2.5%

Goods & Services

Item	Snowflake	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$17.67	$24.26	27.2%
Beauty Salon	$35.11	$45.56	22.9%
Toothpaste	$3.70	$3.70	0.0%
Shampoo	$1.31	$1.28	2.5%
Movie	$8.38	$12.13	31.0%
Bowling	$6.67	$18.00	63.0%

Groceries

Item	Snowflake	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.56	$5.84	12.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.10	$1.57	29.8%
Milk	$4.79	$4.67	2.5%
Potatoes	$4.63	$4.93	6.2%
Pizza	$8.98	$12.09	25.7%
Beer	$10.96	$10.41	5.3%

Health Care

Item	Snowflake	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$105.50	$125.68	16.1%
Doctor	$108.89	$135.78	19.8%
Dentist	$109.06	$113.29	3.7%
Ibuprofen	$10.64	$10.65	0.1%
Lipitor	$493.85	$468.60	5.4%

Housing

Item	Snowflake	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$167,300.00	$184,700.00	9.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,439.20	$2,346.69	3.9%
Apartment Rent	$799.00	$949.00	15.8%

Transportation

Item	Snowflake	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.41	$3.46	1.5%
Tire Balancing	$59.52	$59.92	0.7%

Utilities

Item	Snowflake	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$158.87	$193.99	18.1%
Phone	$183.34	$192.25	4.6%

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.
White Mountain Lake, AZ	2,947	95	5.4%
Clay Springs, AZ	434	100	0.1%
Taylor, AZ	4,255	108	8.0%
Pinedale, AZ	405	128	28.3%
Snowflake, AZ	5,873	102	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Marlow Heights, MD	5,872	123	22.8%
High Springs, FL	5,875	97	3.0%
Camino Tassajara, CA	5,870	266	165.8%
International Falls, MN	5,876	86	14.4%
Jamesburg, NJ	5,876	118	17.7%
Snowflake, AZ	5,873	102	1.9%

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 Snowflake, AZ