According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Cold Spring has an overall cost of living index of 101 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Kentucky, Cold Spring has a cost of living index that's 1.1x higher than Kentucky's index of 90.
The standard of living in Cold Spring ranks as #3,263 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Kentucky. By definition, that implies Cold Spring ranks as the #3,156 most expensive place in the Bluegrass State.
Living Expense | Cold Spring | Kentucky | National Average | |
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Overall | 101 | 90 | 100 | |
Services | 98 | 103 | 100 | |
Groceries | 96 | 90 | 100 | |
Health | 99 | 88 | 100 | |
Housing | 103 | 70 | 100 | |
Transportation | 107 | 98 | 100 | |
Utilities | 86 | 102 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Kentucky, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Cold Spring | Kentucky | United States |
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Median Home Value | $190,000 | $147,100 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $945 | $783 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $72,756 | $52,238 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.6x | 2.8x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.16x | 0.18x | 0.2x |
Item | Cold Spring | Kentucky |
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Shampoo | $0.94 | $1.06 |
Movie | $11.77 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $13.55 | $14.67 |
Item | Cold Spring | Kentucky |
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Ground Beef | $3.71 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.25 | $1.39 |
Milk | $1.42 | $2.05 |
Item | Cold Spring | Kentucky |
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Haircut | $19.48 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $34.8 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.0 | $2.34 |
Item | Cold Spring | Kentucky |
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Potatoes | $3.87 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $10.12 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.93 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $96.61 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $109.23 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $105.08 | $99.13 |
Item | Cold Spring | Kentucky |
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Gasoline | $2.29 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $57.11 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $134.81 | $167.67 |
Phone | $179.1 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Cold Spring |
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Monfort Heights, OH | 13,124 | 98 | 1.0x |
Mack, OH | 11,228 | 104 | 1.0x |
Montgomery, OH | 10,818 | 115 | 1.1x |
Forestville, OH | 10,648 | 99 | 1.0x |
Alexandria, KY | 9,600 | 96 | 1.0x |
Madeira, OH | 9,211 | 110 | 1.1x |
Wyoming, OH | 8,540 | 112 | 1.1x |
Dry Run, OH | 8,200 | 120 | 1.2x |
Kenwood, OH | 7,538 | 114 | 1.1x |
Highland Heights, KY | 7,372 | 94 | 0.9x |