Cost Of Living in Bear Canyon, 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	Bear Canyon	Tucson	Arizona
Cost of living	131	101	101
Goods & Services	109	109	104
Groceries	105	105	102
Health care	90	90	94
Housing	190	90	97
Transportation	108	108	106
Utilities	102	102	95

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Bear Canyon is 30% higher than the Tucson average
The cost of living in Bear Canyon is 31% higher than the national average
Bear Canyon housing is 90% higher 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)
Household	$84,854	$7,071	$1,980	$2,546

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	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.15	$24.26	20.2%
Beauty Salon	$45.06	$45.56	1.1%
Toothpaste	$3.64	$3.70	1.8%
Shampoo	$1.33	$1.28	4.1%
Movie	$12.36	$12.13	1.9%
Bowling	$13.68	$18.00	24.0%

Groceries

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$6.07	$5.84	4.0%
Fried Chicken	$1.41	$1.57	10.3%
Milk	$4.75	$4.67	1.7%
Potatoes	$4.58	$4.93	7.1%
Pizza	$12.52	$12.09	3.6%
Beer	$11.13	$10.41	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$116.73	$125.68	7.1%
Doctor	$125.31	$135.78	7.7%
Dentist	$101.61	$113.29	10.3%
Ibuprofen	$11.03	$10.65	3.6%
Lipitor	$370.51	$468.60	20.9%

Housing

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$165,900.00	$184,700.00	10.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,328.25	$2,346.69	0.8%
Apartment Rent	$861.00	$949.00	9.3%

Transportation

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$4.05	$3.46	17.0%
Tire Balancing	$52.24	$59.92	12.8%

Utilities

Item	Tucson	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$198.69	$193.99	2.4%
Phone	$193.20	$192.25	0.5%

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.
Summerhaven, AZ	35	106	5.9%
Willow Canyon, AZ	0	106	5.9%
Flowing Wells, AZ	17,227	87	12.8%
Summit, AZ	5,066	89	11.1%
Littletown, AZ	645	91	8.7%
Tucson, AZ	545,340	101	1.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Québec, QC	548,244	n/a
Surrey, BC	560,150	n/a
Albuquerque, NM	560,447	100	0.2%
Fresno, CA	526,147	116	16.5%
Mesa, AZ	508,918	116	15.8%
Tucson, AZ	545,340	101	1.1%

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 Bear Canyon, Tucson, AZ