Cost Of Living in Virgie, 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	Virgie	Kentucky	National
Cost of living	79	90	100
Goods & Services	95	101	100
Groceries	100	101	100
Health care	101	84	100
Housing	38	70	100
Transportation	94	92	100
Utilities	98	104	100

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The cost of living in Virgie is 13% lower than the Kentucky average
The cost of living in Virgie is 21% lower than the national average
Virgie housing is 62% 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	$19,732	$1,644	$460	$592
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Virgie	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.78	$24.26	22.6%
Beauty Salon	$46.22	$45.56	1.4%
Toothpaste	$3.56	$3.70	3.8%
Shampoo	$1.18	$1.28	8.1%
Movie	$12.41	$12.13	2.3%
Bowling	$13.67	$18.00	24.1%

Groceries

Item	Virgie	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.57	$5.84	4.5%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.57	14.0%
Milk	$4.83	$4.67	3.4%
Potatoes	$5.16	$4.93	4.6%
Pizza	$11.31	$12.09	6.4%
Beer	$10.19	$10.41	2.1%

Health Care

Item	Virgie	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$172.33	$125.68	37.1%
Doctor	$158.83	$135.78	17.0%
Dentist	$107.83	$113.29	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.49	$10.65	1.5%
Lipitor	$355.05	$468.60	24.2%

Housing

Item	Virgie	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$71,100.00	$184,700.00	61.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,346.93	$2,346.69	42.6%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Virgie	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.36	$3.46	3.0%
Tire Balancing	$52.00	$59.92	13.2%

Utilities

Item	Virgie	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$189.47	$193.99	2.3%
Phone	$186.09	$192.25	3.2%

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.
Millstone, KY	473	92	7.5%
Payne Gap, KY	588	92	7.5%
Fleming-Neon, KY	494	71	29.4%
McRoberts, KY	790	73	26.6%
Jenkins, KY	1,815	74	26.5%
Virgie, KY	342	79	20.9%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Montrose, GA	342	81	19.1%
Oliver, GA	342	83	16.6%
Persia, IA	342	86	14.5%
Alto Pass, IL	342	80	19.5%
Williamsburg, KS	342	84	15.9%
Virgie, KY	342	79	20.9%

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 Virgie, KY